State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New Jersey vs Oregon
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In Oregon, $122,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.1%
New Jersey vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+22.7%
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
Oregon
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $122,830
- p25
- $75,310
- p75
- $161,810
- p10
- $54,940
- p90
- $459,050
- 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.