State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Montana vs New Jersey
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Montana, $63,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.2% — not 33.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.3%
Montana vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-23.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $63,860
- p25
- $54,380
- p75
- $81,080
- p10
- $46,080
- p90
- $101,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.