SOC 13-2071 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Credit Counselors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$52,230

U.S. median hourly wage$25.11

U.S. employment27,770

Nationally, credit counselors earned a median of $52,230 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 27,770 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Credit Counselors: pay and employment by state
State
California	$67,120	$32.27	2,160	0.1
Georgia	$64,080	$30.81	460	0.1
District of Columbia	$63,580	$30.57	110	0.2
Massachusetts	$63,240	$30.41	770	0.2
New York	$63,030	$30.30	2,020	0.2
Nebraska	$62,510	$30.05	260	0.3
Washington	$62,360	$29.98	560	0.2
Minnesota	$62,160	$29.89	580	0.2
Maryland	$60,450	$29.06	350	0.1
Oregon	$59,150	$28.44	280	0.1
New Hampshire	$58,830	$28.28	170	0.3
Rhode Island	$58,480	$28.12	130	0.3
Pennsylvania	$58,330	$28.04	1,110	0.2
New Jersey	$57,180	$27.49	530	0.1
Colorado	$57,130	$27.47	360	0.1
Maine	$55,490	$26.68	170	0.3
Nevada	$55,480	$26.67	170	0.1
Connecticut	$54,710	$26.30	100	0.1
South Carolina	$53,190	$25.57	250	0.1
Delaware	$52,840	$25.40	40	0.1
North Dakota	$52,220	$25.11	30	0.1
Michigan	$52,160	$25.08	1,260	0.3
Wisconsin	$52,140	$25.07	770	0.3
Illinois	$51,930	$24.96	1,170	0.2
Virginia	$51,550	$24.78	760	0.2
Arizona	$51,480	$24.75	980	0.3
Utah	$51,330	$24.68	190	0.1
Ohio	$51,160	$24.60	890	0.2
Idaho	$51,130	$24.58	90	0.1
New Mexico	$50,390	$24.23	200	0.2
Puerto Rico	$50,010	$24.04	Not published	Not published
South Dakota	$48,890	$23.50	Not published	Not published
Texas	$48,220	$23.18	3,950	0.3
Indiana	$48,180	$23.16	740	0.2
Kentucky	$48,150	$23.15	220	0.1
Iowa	$48,130	$23.14	440	0.3
Alabama	$48,120	$23.14	Not published	Not published
Louisiana	$47,250	$22.72	130	0.1
Oklahoma	$46,950	$22.57	230	0.1
Florida	$46,300	$22.26	2,410	0.2
North Carolina	$46,180	$22.20	320	0.1
Mississippi	$45,990	$22.11	210	0.2
West Virginia	$45,860	$22.05	150	0.2
Arkansas	$45,060	$21.67	50	0.0
Wyoming	$42,580	$20.47	40	0.1
Tennessee	$38,730	$18.62	950	0.3
Missouri	$30,580	$14.70	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 118 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Credit Counselors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$82,570	$39.70	210	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$80,680	$38.79	120	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$76,930	$36.99	110	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$67,120	$32.27	200	0.1
Fresno, CA	$66,660	$32.05	60	0.1
Boulder, CO	$65,540	$31.51	40	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$65,210	$31.35	830	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$64,750	$31.13	190	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,380	$30.95	350	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$64,080	$30.81	380	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$64,080	$30.81	620	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$63,170	$30.37	1,610	0.2
Ithaca, NY	$62,750	$30.17	40	0.8
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,520	$30.06	190	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$62,500	$30.05	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$62,340	$29.97	40	0.1
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$62,240	$29.93	50	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$62,080	$29.85	110	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$61,980	$29.80	150	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$61,930	$29.78	440	0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$60,730	$29.20	120	0.3
Worcester, MA	$60,680	$29.17	60	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$60,600	$29.14	30	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$60,210	$28.95	90	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$60,110	$28.90	50	0.1
Rochester, NY	$60,040	$28.87	130	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$59,750	$28.72	350	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$59,570	$28.64	160	0.7
Syracuse, NY	$59,160	$28.44	80	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$58,710	$28.23	150	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$58,570	$28.16	110	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$58,480	$28.12	110	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$58,480	$28.12	160	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$58,090	$27.93	130	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$58,090	$27.93	230	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,990	$27.88	480	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$57,550	$27.67	40	0.2
Madison, WI	$57,260	$27.53	70	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$57,240	$27.52	130	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$57,210	$27.51	800	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$56,960	$27.39	190	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$56,670	$27.25	60	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$56,060	$26.95	40	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$55,920	$26.89	40	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$55,570	$26.72	50	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$55,140	$26.51	40	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$55,040	$26.46	110	0.1
Columbus, OH	$54,880	$26.39	180	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$54,830	$26.36	230	0.3
Richmond, VA	$54,150	$26.03	130	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$54,110	$26.02	720	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$53,800	$25.86	40	0.2
Flint, MI	$53,440	$25.69	40	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$53,400	$25.67	70	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$53,190	$25.57	110	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$53,140	$25.55	480	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$52,290	$25.14	70	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$51,880	$24.94	130	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$51,820	$24.91	1,080	0.3
Iowa City, IA	$51,710	$24.86	30	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$51,160	$24.60	170	0.2
Springfield, MA	$51,140	$24.59	50	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$50,990	$24.51	40	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$50,850	$24.45	250	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$50,690	$24.37	50	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$50,480	$24.27	370	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$50,430	$24.25	50	0.2
Green Bay, WI	$50,300	$24.18	80	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$50,010	$24.04	30	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,790	$23.94	30	0.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$49,600	$23.85	40	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,550	$23.82	230	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$49,530	$23.81	80	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,390	$23.75	50	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,380	$23.74	70	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$49,160	$23.63	140	0.3
Morgantown, WV	$48,890	$23.51	40	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$48,890	$23.51	430	0.4
Saginaw, MI	$48,780	$23.45	40	0.5
Jackson, MS	$48,450	$23.29	40	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$48,400	$23.27	30	0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$48,200	$23.17	110	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,180	$23.16	430	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$48,130	$23.14	60	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$48,100	$23.13	900	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$47,980	$23.07	40	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$47,980	$23.07	500	0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$47,950	$23.06	40	0.4
Tucson, AZ	$47,710	$22.94	120	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,690	$22.93	40	0.1
Toledo, OH	$47,450	$22.81	40	0.2
Evansville, IN	$47,430	$22.80	30	0.2
Charleston, WV	$47,380	$22.78	30	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,180	$22.68	580	0.4
Ogden, UT	$47,090	$22.64	40	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$46,950	$22.57	80	0.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$46,850	$22.52	Not published	Not published
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$46,480	$22.34	30	0.2
Longview, TX	$46,330	$22.28	50	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,150	$22.19	110	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$46,130	$22.18	320	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$46,050	$22.14	60	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$46,050	$22.14	30	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$45,840	$22.04	40	0.0
Birmingham, AL	$45,760	$22.00	Not published	Not published
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$45,090	$21.68	40	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$45,050	$21.66	30	0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$44,550	$21.42	30	0.2
El Paso, TX	$44,510	$21.40	70	0.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	$44,440	$21.37	110	0.8
Tyler, TX	$44,170	$21.24	90	0.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$42,190	$20.29	Not published	Not published
Las Cruces, NM	$41,870	$20.13	50	0.6
Lubbock, TX	$40,960	$19.69	50	0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$40,480	$19.46	30	0.2
Amarillo, TX	$40,080	$19.27	40	0.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$38,840	$18.67	Not published	Not published
Johnson City, TN	$37,020	$17.80	80	0.9

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.