State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Louisiana vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Louisiana, $65,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.8%
Louisiana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-15.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $65,220
- p25
- $49,790
- p75
- $88,710
- p10
- $42,160
- p90
- $102,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.