SOC 13-2071 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Credit Counselors make in Birmingham, AL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Credit Counselors in Birmingham, AL is $45,760. The 10th percentile is $41,160 and the 90th percentile is $76,720. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$45,760
- 10th percentile
- $41,160
- 25th percentile
- $45,760
- Median
- $45,760
- 75th percentile
- $59,390
- 90th percentile
- $76,720
- Mean
- $51,410
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Credit Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $41,160 and the 90th percentile is $76,720. The difference is $35,560, which is 77.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,760 to the 75th at $59,390, covers $13,630.
The mean annual wage is $51,410, which sits above the median of $45,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Birmingham, AL median is 12.4% lower than the national median of $52,230 for Credit Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,932, which is 4.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.9% lower than the Alabama median of $48,120.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Counselors at $49,932 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Counselors. Birmingham, AL ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Chattanooga, TN-GA is 138 miles away, with a median of $38,840. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,465, against $49,932 here.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 141 miles away, with a median of $64,080 and employment of 380. That median is 40% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,043, against $49,932 here.
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 182 miles away, with a median of $58,480 and employment of 110. That median is 27.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,703, against $49,932 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL · Credit Counselors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Credit Counselors make in Birmingham, AL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Credit Counselors in Birmingham, AL is $45,760. The 10th percentile is $41,160 and the 90th percentile is $76,720.
How does that compare with the national median for Credit Counselors?
The local median is 12.4% lower than the national median of $52,230.
What is Credit Counselors pay in Birmingham, AL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,760 is $49,932. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Birmingham, AL compare with nearby metros for Credit Counselors?
Chattanooga, TN-GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 138 miles away, at $38,840. Birmingham, AL ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.