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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in California

The median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in California earns $91,790 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,582 a month.

10th percentile
$60,020
25th percentile
$72,280
Median percentile
$91,790
75th percentile
$106,400
90th percentile
$124,990

Based on 24,290 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$66,979 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,790
Federal income tax−$11,364
Social Security + Medicare−$7,022
California income tax (approx.)−$6,425
Monthly take-home$5,582
Every two weeks$2,576

Does it go far here?

$82,903Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salaries · Take-home pay in California