How much do Credit Counselors make in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI?

Percentile spread

For Credit Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $44,130 and the 90th percentile is $57,960. The difference is $13,830, which is 29.5% 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 $46,850 to the 75th at $48,550, covers $1,700.

The mean annual wage is $48,050, which sits above the median of $46,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI median is 10.3% lower than the national median of $52,230 for Credit Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,399, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.2% lower than the Michigan median of $52,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 94.840, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Counselors at $49,399 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Counselors. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ranks 14th of 15 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).).

• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 44 miles away, with a median of $46,050 and employment of 30. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,592, against $49,399 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 52 miles away, with a median of $49,530 and employment of 80. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,839, against $49,399 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $50,990 and employment of 40. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,679, against $49,399 here.