State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maine vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Maine, $78,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.9%
Maine vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,590
- p25
- $62,180
- p75
- $95,730
- p10
- $60,180
- p90
- $104,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.