State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Iowa vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Iowa, $72,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
Iowa vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-5.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $72,640
- p25
- $60,830
- p75
- $81,960
- p10
- $50,360
- p90
- $102,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.