State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,280. In West Virginia, $52,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+20.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $76,280
- p25
- $59,530
- p75
- $97,500
- p10
- $47,830
- p90
- $109,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
West Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $52,220
- p25
- $45,510
- p75
- $58,720
- p10
- $38,410
- p90
- $66,980
- 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.