SOC 13-2071 · Area 19100 · May 2025
Credit Counselors
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,100 | $18.32 |
| 25th percentile | $42,170 | $20.27 |
| Median | $51,820 | $24.91 |
| 75th percentile | $58,000 | $27.89 |
| 90th percentile | $67,930 | $32.66 |
| Average | $52,330 | $25.16 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 1,080. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $42,170 to $58,000 in 2025, a span of $15,830.
The area median is $3,600 (7.5%) above Texas's $48,220 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 15 other published areas
- This area's median is $12,390 (31.4%) above the $39,430 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $11,740 (29.3%) above the $40,080 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,340 (28.0%) above the $40,480 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $10,860 (26.5%) above the $40,960 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $8,770 (20.4%) above the $43,050 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,850 (17.9%) above the $43,970 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,650 (17.3%) above the $44,170 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $7,380 (16.6%) above the $44,440 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $7,310 (16.4%) above the $44,510 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $7,270 (16.3%) above the $44,550 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $5,490 (11.8%) above the $46,330 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $3,720 (7.7%) above the $48,100 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $3,620 (7.5%) above the $48,200 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $2,930 (6.0%) above the $48,890 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $1,340 (2.7%) above the $50,480 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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