State comparison · 2025
Economists salary: New Jersey vs Oregon
Economists in New Jersey earn a median of $167,550. In Oregon, $122,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.4% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.2%
New Jersey vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+30.4%
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%
Oregon
Economists
- Median
- $122,120
- p25
- $98,170
- p75
- $128,080
- p10
- $81,620
- p90
- $147,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.