The highest-paying states for credit counselors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of credit counselors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $78,630, Nebraska is the highest paying state for credit counselors. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $64,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of credit counselors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | $78,630 |
$44,470 | 190 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $64,400 |
$50,980 | 390 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $64,040 |
$47,160 | 120 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $62,600 |
$37,800 | 900 |
| 5 | Alaska | $61,310 |
$48,300 | 30 |
| 6 | New York | $59,410 |
$43,420 | 1,710 |
| 7 | California | $58,400 |
$35,430 | 1,930 |
| 8 | Washington | $57,690 |
$41,760 | 300 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $57,630 |
$47,720 | 120 |
| 10 | Kansas | $54,220 |
$37,950 | 40 |
| 11 | Maryland | $53,070 |
$44,920 | 420 |
| 12 | Delaware | $51,920 |
$39,120 | 80 |
| 13 | Idaho | $50,530 |
$36,830 | 120 |
| 14 | Oregon | $49,960 |
$44,520 | 340 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $49,920 |
$41,120 | 40 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $49,920 |
$39,970 | 670 |
| 17 | Virginia | $49,670 |
$37,980 | 1,320 |
| 18 | South Dakota | $49,320 |
$31,370 | 80 |
| 19 | Colorado | $49,240 |
$38,540 | 420 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $48,640 |
$40,340 | 150 |
| 21 | Nevada | $48,500 |
$38,540 | 40 |
| 22 | Missouri | $48,340 |
$30,620 | 360 |
| 23 | Iowa | $47,700 |
$35,880 | 560 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $47,220 |
$37,980 | 470 |
| 25 | Michigan | $47,110 |
$37,470 | 1,110 |
| 26 | Ohio | $47,040 |
$36,940 | 770 |
| 27 | Florida | $46,380 |
$34,100 | 2,440 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $46,290 |
$37,740 | 830 |
| 29 | Texas | $46,160 |
$30,670 | 2,940 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $45,960 |
$36,110 | 240 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $45,790 |
$37,370 | 1,110 |
| 32 | Indiana | $45,660 |
$34,670 | 520 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $45,540 |
$35,620 | 270 |
| 34 | Georgia | $45,350 |
$38,410 | 270 |
| 35 | Arizona | $44,840 |
$33,820 | 1,530 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $44,740 |
$39,360 | 40 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $44,550 |
$35,820 | 530 |
| 38 | Maine | $44,320 |
$38,590 | 110 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $43,590 |
$35,340 | 1,000 |
| 40 | Utah | $41,600 |
$36,160 | 810 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $39,510 |
$34,160 | 130 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $39,410 |
$27,230 | 390 |
| 43 | Illinois | $39,220 |
$32,590 | 2,380 |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | $38,720 |
$22,090 | 40 |
| 45 | Montana | $38,450 |
$31,490 | 60 |
| 46 | Vermont | $38,210 |
$28,440 | 80 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $37,720 |
$31,300 | 160 |
| 48 | Alabama | $36,940 |
$25,910 | 130 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $35,180 |
$29,040 | 300 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $34,620 |
$30,470 | 40 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $34,280 |
$29,010 | 60 |
| 52 | Louisiana | $30,800 |
$27,200 | 30 |