State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Michigan vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Michigan, $78,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 17.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.6%
Michigan vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-6.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,850
- p25
- $62,850
- p75
- $96,260
- p10
- $48,210
- p90
- $109,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.