State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Pennsylvania, $77,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.8%
New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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
Pennsylvania
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $77,290
- p25
- $58,870
- p75
- $99,020
- p10
- $46,360
- p90
- $119,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.