State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Accountants and Auditors in New Jersey earn a median of $100,830. In South Dakota, $78,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.1% — not 27.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.8%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+4.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $100,830
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $129,280
- p10
- $65,710
- p90
- $167,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
South Dakota
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $78,880
- p25
- $66,970
- p75
- $97,920
- p10
- $61,190
- p90
- $115,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.