State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Ohio
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Ohio, $67,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20% — not 40.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.7%
New Jersey vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+20%
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
Ohio
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $67,990
- p25
- $55,590
- p75
- $92,620
- p10
- $47,950
- p90
- $104,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.