State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Texas
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Texas, $78,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.4%
New Jersey vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+8.4%
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
Texas
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,800
- p25
- $59,780
- p75
- $97,990
- p10
- $46,560
- p90
- $116,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.