State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Washington, $80,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 18.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.6%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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
Washington
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $80,700
- p25
- $64,750
- p75
- $100,610
- p10
- $50,080
- p90
- $122,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.