State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Massachusetts vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Massachusetts, $83,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 12.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.5%
Massachusetts vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-10%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $83,740
- p25
- $72,690
- p75
- $103,520
- p10
- $58,650
- p90
- $123,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.