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State comparison · 2025

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: New Jersey vs Wisconsin

Occupation

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey earn a median of $95,690. In Wisconsin, $78,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 22.4%.

Nominal pay gap
+22.4%
New Jersey vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+5.9%
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
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Wisconsin

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

Median
$78,160
p25
$61,480
p75
$92,750
p10
$50,570
p90
$103,620
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.1
See full breakdown for Wisconsin

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.