State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Marriage and Family Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $92,150. In Virginia, $79,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 15.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.3%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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
Virginia
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $79,900
- p25
- $52,000
- p75
- $91,250
- p10
- $49,720
- p90
- $103,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.