The cost of living in Metuchen is 6% higher than the New Jersey average. The cost of living in Metuchen is 39% higher than the national average. The cost of housing in Metuchen is 108% higher than the national average. New Jersey general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average. New Jersey state income tax is 37% lower than the national average.
Victim advocates are professionals trained to support victims of crime. Advocates offer victims information, emotional support, and help finding resources and filling out paperwork. Sometimes, advocates go to court with victims.
The average annual salary for a victim advocate was $40,000 as of 2013, according to the job site Simply Hired. To become a victim advocate, you need at least a bachelor's degree in social work, marriage, family or child counseling, criminal justice, psychology or education, depending on your specialty.f you worked as a victim advocate in Maine or Massachusetts, you'd earn $36,000 or $49,000 per year, respectively, which were the lowest and highest incomes in the Northeast. In the West, you'd earn the most in California or least in Montana â $46,000 or $32,000, respectively.