State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Utah
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Utah, $69,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.1% — not 38.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.7%
New Jersey vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+26.1%
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
Utah
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $69,000
- p25
- $56,880
- p75
- $88,290
- p10
- $46,120
- p90
- $100,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.