State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In West Virginia, $67,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 42.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.2%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+17%
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
West Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $67,290
- p25
- $56,570
- p75
- $88,710
- p10
- $45,650
- p90
- $106,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.