State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Marriage and Family Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $92,150. In North Carolina, $48,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66% — not 91.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+91.6%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+66%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $92,150
- p25
- $74,070
- p75
- $101,090
- p10
- $62,150
- p90
- $110,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
North Carolina
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $48,100
- p25
- $37,160
- p75
- $62,310
- p10
- $27,860
- p90
- $109,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.