State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs North Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In North Dakota, $65,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 46.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.2%
New Jersey vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+19.6%
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
North Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $65,460
- p25
- $58,120
- p75
- $79,400
- p10
- $47,960
- p90
- $97,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.