Credit Counselors salary

The median pay for credit counselors in the United States is $52,230 a year. About 27,770 people hold this job.

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

• California $67,120
• Georgia $64,080
• District of Columbia $63,580
• Massachusetts $63,240
• New York $63,030
• Nebraska $62,510
• Washington $62,360
• Minnesota $62,160
• Maryland $60,450
• Oregon $59,150
• New Hampshire $58,830
• Rhode Island $58,480
• Pennsylvania $58,330
• New Jersey $57,180
• Colorado $57,130
• Maine $55,490
• Nevada $55,480
• Connecticut $54,710
• South Carolina $53,190
• Delaware $52,840
• North Dakota $52,220
• Michigan $52,160
• Wisconsin $52,140
• Illinois $51,930
• Virginia $51,550
• Arizona $51,480
• Utah $51,330
• Ohio $51,160
• Idaho $51,130
• New Mexico $50,390
• Texas $48,220
• Indiana $48,180
• Kentucky $48,150
• Iowa $48,130
• Louisiana $47,250
• Oklahoma $46,950
• Florida $46,300
• North Carolina $46,180
• Mississippi $45,990
• West Virginia $45,860
• Arkansas $45,060
• Wyoming $42,580
• Tennessee $38,730

By metro area

• San Francisco, CA $82,570
• San Jose, CA $80,680
• Sacramento, CA $76,930
• San Diego, CA $67,120
• Fresno, CA $66,660
• Boulder, CO $65,540
• Los Angeles, CA $65,210
• Riverside, CA $64,750
• Seattle, WA $64,380
• Atlanta, GA $64,080
• Boston, MA $64,080
• New York, NY $63,170
• Ithaca, NY $62,750
• Omaha, NE $62,520
• Santa Maria, CA $62,500
• Harrisburg, PA $62,340
• Kiryas Joel, NY $62,240
• Salt Lake City, UT $62,080
• Portland, OR $61,980
• Washington, DC $61,930
• Albany, NY $60,730
• Worcester, MA $60,680
• Eugene, OR $60,600
• Memphis, TN $60,210
• Oxnard, CA $60,110
• Rochester, NY $60,040
• Minneapolis, MN $59,750
• Ann Arbor, MI $59,570
• Syracuse, NY $59,160
• Denver, CO $58,710
• Cleveland, OH $58,570
• Nashville, TN $58,480
• Providence, RI $58,480
• Dayton, OH $58,090
• Pittsburgh, PA $58,090
• Philadelphia, PA $57,990
• Lancaster, PA $57,550
• Madison, WI $57,260
• Buffalo, NY $57,240
• Chicago, IL $57,210
• Baltimore, MD $56,960
• Portland, ME $56,670
• Spokane, WA $56,060
• Duluth, MN $55,920
• Hartford, CT $55,570
• Colorado Springs, CO $55,140
• Las Vegas, NV $55,040
• Columbus, OH $54,880
• Milwaukee, WI $54,830
• Richmond, VA $54,150
• Phoenix, AZ $54,110
• Fort Collins, CO $53,800
• Flint, MI $53,440
• Allentown, PA $53,400
• Greenville, SC $53,190
• Detroit, MI $53,140
• Albuquerque, NM $52,290
• Virginia Beach, VA $51,880
• Dallas, TX $51,820
• Iowa City, IA $51,710
• Cincinnati, OH $51,160
• Springfield, MA $51,140
• Lansing, MI $50,990
• Jacksonville, FL $50,850
• Manchester, NH $50,690
• Austin, TX $50,480
• Lexington, KY $50,430
• Green Bay, WI $50,300
• Baton Rouge, LA $49,790
• New Orleans, LA $49,600
• St. Louis, MO $49,550
• Grand Rapids, MI $49,530
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,390
• Scranton, PA $49,380
• Des Moines, IA $49,160
• Morgantown, WV $48,890
• San Antonio, TX $48,890
• Saginaw, MI $48,780
• Jackson, MS $48,450
• Roanoke, VA $48,400
• McAllen, TX $48,200
• Indianapolis, IN $48,180
• Tulsa, OK $48,130
• Houston, TX $48,100
• Fort Wayne, IN $47,980
• Miami, FL $47,980
• La Crosse, WI $47,950
• Tucson, AZ $47,710
• Charleston, SC $47,690
• Toledo, OH $47,450
• Evansville, IN $47,430
• Charleston, WV $47,380
• Orlando, FL $47,180
• Ogden, UT $47,090
• Charlotte, NC $46,950
• Davenport, IA $46,480
• Longview, TX $46,330
• Oklahoma City, OK $46,150
• Tampa, FL $46,130
• Lakeland, FL $46,050
• South Bend, IN $46,050
• Kansas City, MO $45,840
• Deltona, FL $45,090
• Cape Coral, FL $45,050
• Brownsville, TX $44,550
• El Paso, TX $44,510
• College Station, TX $44,440
• Tyler, TX $44,170
• Las Cruces, NM $41,870
• Lubbock, TX $40,960
• Beaumont, TX $40,480
• Amarillo, TX $40,080
• Johnson City, TN $37,020