How much do Credit Counselors make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Credit Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $42,190 and the 90th percentile is $67,930. The difference is $25,740, which is 61.0% 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 $42,190 to the 75th at $56,450, covers $14,260.

The mean annual wage is $50,220, which sits above the median of $42,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 19.2% lower than the national median of $52,230 for Credit Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,982, which is 17.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $46,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Credit Counselors at $42,982 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Credit Counselors. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Richmond, VA is 128 miles away, with a median of $54,150 and employment of 130. That median is 28.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,335, against $42,982 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 134 miles away, with a median of $48,400 and employment of 30. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,699, against $42,982 here.
• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $51,880 and employment of 130. That median is 23% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,971, against $42,982 here.