State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Arizona vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Arizona, $65,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.5% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
-32%
Arizona vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-26.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $65,110
- p25
- $59,030
- p75
- $80,230
- p10
- $47,990
- p90
- $100,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.