State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs New Mexico
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In New Mexico, $67,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 40.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.9%
New Jersey vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+19.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
New Mexico
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $67,930
- p25
- $48,830
- p75
- $91,170
- p10
- $40,620
- p90
- $101,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.