State comparison · 2025
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in New Jersey earn a median of $127,090. In Rhode Island, $107,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 18.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.2%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $127,090
- p25
- $64,780
- p75
- $166,490
- p10
- $57,180
- p90
- $224,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
Rhode Island
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $107,490
- p25
- $80,160
- p75
- $128,530
- p10
- $54,500
- p90
- $144,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.