State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs New York
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In New York, $87,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.8%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
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 York
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $87,130
- p25
- $66,770
- p75
- $105,160
- p10
- $51,560
- p90
- $130,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.