State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In South Carolina, $75,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 27%.
Nominal pay gap
+27%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
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
South Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $75,370
- p25
- $61,110
- p75
- $91,560
- p10
- $46,640
- p90
- $104,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.