State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Marriage and Family Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $92,150. In South Dakota, $44,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.2% — not 105.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+105.4%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+67.2%
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 Dakota
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $44,870
- p25
- $41,840
- p75
- $51,810
- p10
- $37,060
- p90
- $53,420
- 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.