State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: Georgia vs New Jersey
Credit Counselors in Georgia earn a median of $64,080. In New Jersey, $57,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 12.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.1%
Georgia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+26.6%
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
New Jersey
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $57,180
- p25
- $45,370
- p75
- $62,370
- p10
- $40,440
- p90
- $75,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.