State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Marriage and Family Therapists in New Jersey earn a median of $92,150. In West Virginia, $55,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.1% — not 65.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.4%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+36.1%
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
West Virginia
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $55,700
- p25
- $43,830
- p75
- $76,150
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $115,950
- 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.