State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In North Dakota, $76,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.7% — not 106.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+106.3%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+68.7%
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
North Dakota
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $76,870
- p25
- $63,660
- p75
- $102,890
- p10
- $59,470
- p90
- $135,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.