State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Economists in New Jersey earn a median of $167,550. In North Carolina, $136,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Economists
- Median
- $167,550
- p25
- $126,940
- p75
- $192,960
- p10
- $83,990
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
North Carolina
Economists
- Median
- $136,150
- p25
- $79,790
- p75
- $172,860
- p10
- $35,460
- p90
- $224,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.