State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Tennessee
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Tennessee, $78,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.6% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.7%
New Jersey vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+3.6%
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
Tennessee
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,010
- p25
- $60,940
- p75
- $97,560
- p10
- $47,310
- p90
- $108,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.