State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In Virginia, $102,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.6% — not 54.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.5%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+43.6%
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
Virginia
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $102,640
- p25
- $73,490
- p75
- $199,990
- p10
- $51,440
- p90
- $420,980
- 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.