State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Alabama vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Alabama, $79,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.1% — not 16.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.7%
Alabama vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+2.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $79,710
- p25
- $62,260
- p75
- $97,070
- p10
- $49,190
- p90
- $106,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $95,690
- p25
- $76,170
- p75
- $107,450
- p10
- $61,780
- p90
- $129,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.