State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In South Dakota, $78,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 21.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.3%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
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 Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,900
- p25
- $65,640
- p75
- $96,400
- p10
- $58,160
- p90
- $104,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.