State comparison · 2025
Personal Financial Advisors salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Personal Financial Advisors in New Jersey earn a median of $158,570. In West Virginia, $80,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63% — not 98.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+98.2%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+63%
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
West Virginia
Personal Financial Advisors
- Median
- $80,010
- p25
- $53,500
- p75
- $131,910
- p10
- $45,020
- p90
- $219,510
- 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.