State comparison · 2025
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in New Jersey earn a median of $127,090. In South Carolina, $92,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 37.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.1%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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%
South Carolina
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $92,700
- p25
- $65,000
- p75
- $105,770
- p10
- $59,600
- p90
- $131,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.