State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New Jersey vs Tennessee
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In Tennessee, $84,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.1% — not 88.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.4%
New Jersey vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+59.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $158,570
- p25
- $102,930
- p75
- $269,310
- p10
- $78,860
- p90
- $374,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
Tennessee
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $84,160
- p25
- $58,880
- p75
- $167,410
- p10
- $44,170
- p90
- $406,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.