State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New Jersey vs Utah
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In Utah, $77,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 86.3% — not 104.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+104.9%
New Jersey vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+86.3%
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
Utah
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $77,390
- p25
- $61,040
- p75
- $117,360
- p10
- $47,840
- p90
- $208,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.