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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary in New Jersey

What Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators earn in New Jersey, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 12 counties.

Average in NJ
$90,889
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
2 of 7
published states
Workers in state
23,110
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
12 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,980$72,149$40,824Bergen County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$95,980$72,149$42,504
2Monmouth County, NJ$95,980$72,149$42,504
3Essex County, NJ$95,980$72,149$42,468
4Union County, NJ$95,980$72,149$42,468
5Morris County, NJ$95,980$72,149$42,468
6Sussex County, NJ$95,980$72,149$42,468
7Bergen County, NJ$95,980$72,149$40,824
8Passaic County, NJ$95,980$72,149$40,824
9Middlesex County, NJ$95,980$72,149$39,432
10Somerset County, NJ$95,980$72,149$39,432
11Hunterdon County, NJ$95,980$72,149$39,432
12Hudson County, NJ$95,980$72,149$34,500

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in New Jersey

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey is $90,889, based on 23,110 workers. Among the 7 states with published data, that ranks number 2. The BLS national median for the occupation is $78,000, so New Jersey averages 16.5% above it.

Published data for New Jersey currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $95,980.

Cost of living for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey

We compare 12 New Jersey counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin, $42,504. Hudson County, NJ leaves the smallest, $34,500. The median wage covers all four basics in 12 of the 12 counties.

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators are New York ($91,858), Texas ($80,446), Illinois ($77,210) and Indiana ($75,684).

Frequently asked questions: Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in New Jersey

How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators earn in New Jersey?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $90,889.

Which New Jersey county is best for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators?

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($42,504). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $42,504.