State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New Jersey vs New Mexico
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In New Mexico, $94,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 68.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.2%
New Jersey vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
New Mexico
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $94,270
- p25
- $73,320
- p75
- $183,380
- p10
- $56,450
- p90
- $403,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.