The annual salary statistics of credit counselors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of credit counselors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $51,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for credit counselors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of credit counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,200 | 3.86% | 26.98% |
| 2021 | $60,760 | 2.67% | - |
| 2020 | $59,140 | 3.06% | - |
| 2019 | $57,330 | 7.61% | - |
| 2018 | $52,970 | 1.06% | - |
| 2017 | $52,410 | 13.07% | - |
| 2013 | $45,560 | -1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $46,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,200, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for credit counselors in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $62,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of credit counselors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.