State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: Georgia vs South Dakota
Credit Counselors in Georgia earn a median of $64,080. In South Dakota, $48,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
Georgia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+20.6%
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
South Dakota
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,890
- p25
- $45,400
- p75
- $49,760
- p10
- $45,400
- p90
- $51,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.