State comparison · 2025
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in New Jersey earn a median of $127,090. In South Dakota, $80,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 58.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.6%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+29.2%
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%
South Dakota
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $80,130
- p25
- $64,340
- p75
- $111,940
- p10
- $63,630
- p90
- $123,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.