State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Accountants and Auditors in New Jersey earn a median of $100,830. In West Virginia, $73,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 37.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.5%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
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%
West Virginia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $73,320
- p25
- $59,260
- p75
- $91,660
- p10
- $49,240
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.