Credit Counselor salary in New York, NY

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Newark.

Median salary$65,000

Middle 50%$58k–$79.8k

vs. national median+0%comparison median $64,740

Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,744 and $82,971.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$48,131	$42,037	$62,545	11
FY2021	$54,850	$48,784	$71,261	11
FY2022	–	–	–	8
FY2023	–	–	–	5
FY2024	$54,980	$49,534	$61,840	12
FY2025	$62,400	$59,148	$70,000	16
FY2026	–	–	–	9

New York's median Credit Counselor salary of $65,000 is worth about $57,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

All Credit Counselors in the New York, NY area earned a median of $63,170 in May 2025 (1,610 employed). The H-1B median here is $65,000, 3% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
CTBC Bank Corp. (USA)	too few	8
KEB Hana Bank New York Agency	too few	7
China CITIC Bank International	too few	6

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$50,045	$60,000	17

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.