State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: Georgia vs Iowa
Credit Counselors in Georgia earn a median of $64,080. In Iowa, $48,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 33.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
Georgia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $64,080
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $64,080
- p10
- $44,660
- p90
- $64,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
Iowa
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,130
- p25
- $43,880
- p75
- $50,730
- p10
- $38,630
- p90
- $60,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.