State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: Montana vs New Jersey
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In Montana, $97,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.3% — not 38.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-38.5%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-29.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $97,450
- p25
- $76,230
- p75
- $131,270
- p10
- $55,010
- p90
- $241,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
New Jersey
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $158,570
- p25
- $102,930
- p75
- $269,310
- p10
- $78,860
- p90
- $374,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.