State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Illinois vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Illinois, $77,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
Illinois vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-12.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $77,010
- p25
- $60,570
- p75
- $97,770
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $118,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.