SOC 13-2071 · Longview, TX metro

Credit Counselors Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for credit counselors in Longview, Texas is $53,120 a year ($25.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,330: half of the 50 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,886).

$53,120average per year

$25.54 / hourMedian $46,330Take-home ≈ $44,862

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 13Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Credit Counselors pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,600 or more. The middle half of credit counselors in Longview earn between $40,040 and $60,270.

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,120$4,427$25.54
Median$46,330$3,861$22.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,040$3,337$19.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,270$5,022$28.98

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Credit Counselors salary after taxes in Longview

On the average salary of $53,120, a single filer in Longview takes home about $44,862 a year, or $3,738 a month and $1,725 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Longview a good place for credit counselors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $53,120 buys what about $59,362 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Credit Counselors salary in other Texas cities

Longview ranks 1st of 13 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Credit Counselors salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for credit counselors

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($85,720).

Credit Counselors salary by city

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Credit Counselors salary in Longview: questions

How much do credit counselors make an hour in Longview?

$25.54 an hour on average, and $22.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level credit counselors salary in Longview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the credit counselors take-home pay in Longview?

About $44,862 a year ($3,738 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,120. Texas has no state income tax.

Do credit counselors earn more in Longview than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,886).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2071; area Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.26, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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