Entry-level Credit Counselor salary in New York, NY

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Newark.

Median salary$60,000
Middle 50%$57.6k–$81.7k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $65,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,511 and $82,971.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,783
25th$57,600
50th (median)$60,000
75th$81,744
90th$82,868

Cost of living

New York's median entry-level Credit Counselor salary of $60,000 is worth about $53,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

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 $60,000, 5% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
China CITIC Bank Internationaltoo few5
CTBC Bank Corp. (USA)too few5
KEB Hana Bank New York Agencytoo few5

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $60,000 17
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$50,045$60,00017

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.