State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Virginia, $74,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
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
Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $74,240
- p25
- $60,930
- p75
- $94,420
- p10
- $49,140
- p90
- $109,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.