Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary
The median pay for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in the United States is $78,000 a year. About 324,230 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,850
- 25th percentile
- $61,160
- Median percentile
- $78,000
- 75th percentile
- $98,030
- 90th percentile
- $117,040
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $101,150
- New Jersey $95,690
- California $91,790
- Connecticut $88,330
- Alaska $87,670
- New York $87,130
- Rhode Island $86,520
- Vermont $83,970
- New Hampshire $83,890
- Massachusetts $83,740
- Oregon $81,640
- Washington $80,700
- Alabama $79,710
- Hawaii $79,080
- South Dakota $78,900
- Michigan $78,850
- Texas $78,800
- Maine $78,590
- Minnesota $78,350
- Wisconsin $78,160
- Tennessee $78,010
- Colorado $77,620
- Idaho $77,340
- Kansas $77,290
- Pennsylvania $77,290
- Illinois $77,010
- Florida $76,920
- Wyoming $76,400
- Missouri $75,840
- Nebraska $75,830
- South Carolina $75,370
- North Carolina $75,310
- Virginia $74,240
- Arkansas $73,920
- Kentucky $73,840
- Indiana $73,560
- Iowa $72,640
- Oklahoma $71,260
- Utah $69,000
- Ohio $67,990
- New Mexico $67,930
- West Virginia $67,290
- North Dakota $65,460
- Louisiana $65,220
- Arizona $65,110
- Montana $63,860
By metro area
- Merced, CA $110,910
- Burlington, VT $108,510
- San Francisco, CA $105,340
- Boulder, CO $103,080
- Salinas, CA $101,900
- Barnstable Town, MA $100,480
- Kingston, NY $100,430
- Santa Maria, CA $99,660
- Baltimore, MD $98,700
- San Jose, CA $98,230
- Lexington Park, MD $98,060
- Bridgeport, CT $97,740
- Santa Rosa, CA $96,970
- New York, NY $95,980
- Santa Cruz, CA $95,730
- Stockton, CA $95,490
- Waterbury, CT $95,150
- Mobile, AL $94,740
- Idaho Falls, ID $93,640
- Bellingham, WA $93,400
- Kiryas Joel, NY $93,200
- Bremerton, WA $92,920
- Bloomington, IN $92,410
- Vallejo, CA $92,410
- Riverside, CA $91,940
- Glens Falls, NY $91,520
- Manchester, NH $91,430
- Ann Arbor, MI $90,470
- Salem, OR $90,270
- Lawrence, KS $90,170
- Springfield, MA $89,990
- Dover, DE $89,610
- Los Angeles, CA $89,070
- San Luis Obispo, CA $89,070
- Santa Fe, NM $89,010
- Florence, SC $88,710
- Lake Charles, LA $88,710
- Boston, MA $88,390
- Fresno, CA $87,910
- Sacramento, CA $87,910
- Anchorage, AK $87,670
- Longview, WA $87,630
- Binghamton, NY $87,320
- Salisbury, MD $86,900
- Lewiston, ME $86,530
- Providence, RI $86,360
- Norwich, CT $86,200
- New Haven, CT $86,190
- Auburn, AL $85,990
- Kenosha, WI $85,560
- Hartford, CT $85,020
- Durham, NC $84,930
- Jackson, MI $84,810
- Birmingham, AL $84,640
- Washington, DC $84,590
- York, PA $84,590
- San Diego, CA $84,550
- Vineland, NJ $84,180
- McAllen, TX $83,780
- Naples, FL $83,780
- Trenton, NJ $83,420
- Hagerstown, MD $83,220
- Seattle, WA $83,200
- Allentown, PA $83,020
- Dallas, TX $82,890
- Sioux City, IA $82,880
- Utica, NY $82,720
- Yakima, WA $82,380
- Johnson City, TN $82,300
- Las Cruces, NM $82,250
- Elizabethtown, KY $82,200
- Portland, OR $82,160
- Modesto, CA $82,140
- Huntsville, AL $82,120
- Rochester, NY $82,080
- Syracuse, NY $82,060
- Bend, OR $82,040
- Saginaw, MI $81,830
- San Antonio, TX $81,830
- Visalia, CA $81,720
- Florence, AL $81,700
- Philadelphia, PA $81,560
- Grand Rapids, MI $81,420
- Bangor, ME $81,330
- Charleston, SC $81,330
- Hattiesburg, MS $81,330
- Hot Springs, AR $81,330
- Jonesboro, AR $81,330
- Muskegon, MI $81,330
- Madison, WI $81,200
- Helena, MT $81,080
- Deltona, FL $80,970
- Portland, ME $80,950
- Myrtle Beach, SC $80,930
- Amarillo, TX $80,850
- Knoxville, TN $80,820
- Worcester, MA $80,560
- Wausau, WI $80,430
- Kalamazoo, MI $80,380
- Cape Coral, FL $80,160
- Lima, OH $80,130
- Albany, NY $80,070
- Atlantic City, NJ $80,050
- Johnstown, PA $79,980
- North Port, FL $79,970
- Denver, CO $79,930
- Rapid City, SD $79,780
- Milwaukee, WI $79,770
- Rocky Mount, NC $79,770
- Albany, OR $79,660
- Prescott Valley, AZ $79,620
- Lansing, MI $79,510
- Panama City, FL $79,390
- Gulfport, MS $79,250
- Oxnard, CA $79,160
- Detroit, MI $79,060
- Hilton Head Island, SC $79,000
- Lancaster, PA $78,980
- Urban Honolulu, HI $78,970
- Fayetteville, AR $78,950