State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New Jersey vs Utah
Accountants and Auditors in New Jersey earn a median of $100,830. In Utah, $79,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 26.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.1%
New Jersey vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
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%
Utah
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $79,990
- p25
- $61,910
- p75
- $104,140
- p10
- $48,770
- p90
- $131,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
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.