SOC 13-2071 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Credit Counselors make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Credit Counselors in Fresno, CA is $66,660. The 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th percentile is $82,990. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$66,660

10th percentile
$47,540
25th percentile
$47,540
Median
$66,660
75th percentile
$81,330
90th percentile
$82,990
Mean
$66,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Credit Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th percentile is $82,990. The difference is $35,450, which is 53.2% 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 $47,540 to the 75th at $81,330, covers $33,790.

The mean annual wage is $66,940, which sits above the median of $66,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 27.6% higher than the national median of $52,230 for Credit Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,252, which is 24.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the California median of $67,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Counselors at $65,252 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Counselors. Fresno, CA ranks 4th of 6 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).).

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $80,680 and employment of 120. That median is 21% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,064, against $65,252 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 151 miles away, with a median of $76,930 and employment of 110. That median is 15.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,120, against $65,252 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 156 miles away, with a median of $82,570 and employment of 210. That median is 23.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,419, against $65,252 here.

Employment share

Credit Counselors accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (60 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (27,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Fresno, CA · 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 Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Credit Counselors in Fresno, CA is $66,660. The 10th percentile is $47,540 and the 90th percentile is $82,990. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Credit Counselors?

The local median is 27.6% higher than the national median of $52,230.

What is Credit Counselors pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $66,660 is $65,252. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Credit Counselors?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $80,680. Fresno, CA ranks 4th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.