State comparison · 2025
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in New Jersey earn a median of $127,090. In West Virginia, $77,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.7% — not 65%.
Nominal pay gap
+65%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+35.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $127,090
- p25
- $64,780
- p75
- $166,490
- p10
- $57,180
- p90
- $224,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
West Virginia
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
- Median
- $77,040
- p25
- $57,660
- p75
- $104,640
- p10
- $44,100
- p90
- $146,240
- 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.