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State comparison · 2025

Accountants and Auditors salary: New Jersey vs Virginia

Occupation

Accountants and Auditors in New Jersey earn a median of $100,830. In Virginia, $93,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.4% — not 8.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+8.1%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+0.4%
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%
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Virginia

Accountants and Auditors

Median
$93,290
p25
$74,250
p75
$123,510
p10
$60,000
p90
$156,730
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
101.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-60%
See full breakdown for Virginia

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.