State comparison · 2025
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in New Jersey earn a median of $127,090. In North Carolina, $92,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 37.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.9%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+19.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $127,090
- p25
- $64,780
- p75
- $166,490
- p10
- $57,180
- p90
- $224,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
North Carolina
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $92,130
- p25
- $74,460
- p75
- $122,440
- p10
- $52,890
- p90
- $213,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -87%
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.