State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Marriage and Family Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $92,150. In South Carolina, $55,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.2% — not 66.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.2%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+43.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $92,150
- p25
- $74,070
- p75
- $101,090
- p10
- $62,150
- p90
- $110,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
South Carolina
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $55,430
- p25
- $45,660
- p75
- $68,260
- p10
- $44,280
- p90
- $91,220
- 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.