Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Francisco, CA	$105,960
San Jose, CA	$105,400
Merced, CA	$103,890
Bridgeport, CT	$102,710
Salinas, CA	$102,060
Boulder, CO	$102,060
Burlington, VT	$100,440
Baltimore, MD	$98,890
Santa Cruz, CA	$97,770
Santa Rosa, CA	$96,480
New York, NY	$96,060
Manchester, NH	$95,790
Waterbury, CT	$95,670
Naples, FL	$95,200
New Haven, CT	$94,860

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators the most statewide, $103,060 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$103,060	$101,150	360	1	$89,280	$89,280
Connecticut	$94,410	$88,330	3,190	5	$102,710	$93,880
Maryland	$94,280	$95,560	n/a	4	$98,890	$83,850
New Jersey	$94,120	$95,690	9,650	3	$89,540	$79,720
Alaska	$92,930	$87,670	220	1	$93,230	$93,230
California	$91,860	$91,790	24,290	20	$105,960	$79,850
Rhode Island	$91,320	$86,520	1,150	1	$90,700	$90,700
Vermont	$90,250	$83,970	280	1	$100,440	$100,440
New York	$89,860	$87,130	17,330	12	$96,060	$73,330
Massachusetts	$88,750	$83,740	5,070	4	$92,010	$84,690
New Hampshire	$87,810	$83,890	880	1	$95,790	$95,790
Washington	$85,270	$80,700	6,180	8	$90,430	$72,210
Oregon	$84,720	$81,640	2,950	6	$89,400	$74,100
Colorado	$84,250	$77,620	5,680	6	$102,060	$75,690
South Dakota	$81,510	$78,900	1,030	2	$82,260	$81,440
Minnesota	$81,340	$78,350	5,530	2	$82,010	$77,260
Idaho	$81,140	$77,340	1,320	2	$92,910	$81,600
Hawaii	$80,650	$79,080	900	1	$80,510	$80,510
Wyoming	$80,430	$76,400	180	2	$80,260	$74,830
Maine	$80,390	$78,590	1,650	3	$86,910	$80,580
Alabama	$80,130	$79,710	4,040	9	$87,950	$74,950
Pennsylvania	$79,780	$77,290	13,270	11	$88,080	$74,420
Kansas	$79,750	$77,290	4,570	4	$88,420	$71,910
Illinois	$79,680	$77,010	14,210	7	$85,350	$68,320
Michigan	$79,640	$78,850	6,640	11	$86,710	$75,220
Texas	$79,560	$78,800	29,220	17	$85,740	$47,210
Tennessee	$78,840	$78,010	6,390	9	$83,450	$69,300
Virginia	$78,220	$74,240	7,860	6	$79,920	$73,170
Wisconsin	$77,930	$78,160	8,760	9	$85,690	$70,560
Delaware	$77,570	$72,370	n/a	1	$91,690	$91,690
Missouri	$77,490	$75,840	6,200	7	$82,880	$70,680
Florida	$76,760	$76,920	28,100	17	$95,200	$63,240
Nebraska	$76,730	$75,830	3,160	3	$80,240	$75,980
North Carolina	$76,300	$75,310	9,880	12	$83,850	$61,960
South Carolina	$76,190	$75,370	4,130	8	$88,280	$71,360
Mississippi	$76,190	$77,100	n/a	3	$82,610	$74,070
Kentucky	$76,120	$73,840	3,670	4	$83,100	$74,570
Georgia	$75,700	$73,320	n/a	11	$82,230	$68,150
Arkansas	$74,530	$73,920	2,660	5	$82,100	$72,020
Ohio	$74,520	$67,990	13,650	9	$80,180	$66,090
Indiana	$74,310	$73,560	4,340	7	$87,620	$72,910
Iowa	$74,300	$72,640	3,930	7	$86,360	$63,950
West Virginia	$73,400	$67,290	1,340	6	$80,580	$65,730
Oklahoma	$72,820	$71,260	4,140	3	$76,310	$68,920
Utah	$72,710	$69,000	2,440	4	$75,770	$69,850
Arizona	$72,290	$65,110	13,830	3	$82,500	$72,170
New Mexico	$70,890	$67,930	1,280	3	$88,350	$67,700
Louisiana	$70,790	$65,220	3,340	9	$79,230	$57,600
Montana	$70,660	$63,860	1,230	5	$80,300	$57,200
Nevada	$69,730	$62,730	n/a	3	$70,790	$65,190
North Dakota	$69,540	$65,460	750	4	$79,240	$68,130
Puerto Rico	$50,390	$45,970	2,730	5	$67,130	$48,330

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Francisco, CA	$105,960	$105,340	$50.94	3,390
San Jose, CA	$105,400	$98,230	$50.67	370
Merced, CA	$103,890	$110,910	$49.95	40
Bridgeport, CT	$102,710	$97,740	$49.38	280
Salinas, CA	$102,060	$101,900	$49.07	150
Boulder, CO	$102,060	$103,080	$49.07	30
Burlington, VT	$100,440	$108,510	$48.29	70
Baltimore, MD	$98,890	$98,700	$47.55	4,280
Santa Cruz, CA	$97,770	$95,730	$47.01	60
Santa Rosa, CA	$96,480	$96,970	$46.39	150
New York, NY	$96,060	$95,980	$46.18	14,840
Manchester, NH	$95,790	$91,430	$46.05	290
Waterbury, CT	$95,670	$95,150	$46.00	80
Naples, FL	$95,200	$83,780	$45.77	130
New Haven, CT	$94,860	$86,190	$45.61	270
Norwich, CT	$94,680	$86,200	$45.52	40
San Luis Obispo, CA	$94,090	$89,070	$45.24	40
Stockton, CA	$93,930	$95,490	$45.16	280
Hartford, CT	$93,880	$85,020	$45.13	2,220
Pueblo, CO	$93,650	$75,970	$45.02	80
Anchorage, AK	$93,230	$87,670	$44.82	190
Vallejo, CA	$92,940	$92,410	$44.68	280
Idaho Falls, ID	$92,910	$93,640	$44.67	30
Santa Maria, CA	$92,200	$99,660	$44.33	100
Lexington Park, MD	$92,030	$98,060	$44.24	40
Barnstable, MA	$92,010	$100,480	$44.24	40
Dover, DE	$91,690	$89,610	$44.08	80
Providence, RI	$90,700	$86,360	$43.61	1,310
Bellingham, WA	$90,430	$93,400	$43.47	60
Kingston, NY	$90,360	$100,430	$43.44	30
Boston, MA	$90,330	$88,390	$43.43	3,380
Bremerton, WA	$90,250	$92,920	$43.39	70
Kiryas Joel, NY	$90,190	$93,200	$43.36	230
Los Angeles, CA	$89,810	$89,070	$43.18	7,540
Modesto, CA	$89,660	$82,140	$43.11	90
Riverside, CA	$89,570	$91,940	$43.06	1,410
Vineland, NJ	$89,540	$84,180	$43.05	70
Sacramento, CA	$89,400	$87,910	$42.98	2,560
Salem, OR	$89,400	$90,270	$42.98	500
Washington, DC	$89,280	$84,590	$42.92	2,600
Seattle, WA	$89,050	$83,200	$42.81	3,840
Lawrence, KS	$88,420	$90,170	$42.51	30
Santa Fe, NM	$88,350	$89,010	$42.47	50
Florence, SC	$88,280	$88,710	$42.44	60
Philadelphia, PA	$88,080	$81,560	$42.35	6,850
Mobile, AL	$87,950	$94,740	$42.28	550
Denver, CO	$87,930	$79,930	$42.28	3,580
San Diego, CA	$87,810	$84,550	$42.22	2,840
Bloomington, IN	$87,620	$92,410	$42.13	70
Allentown, PA	$87,330	$83,020	$41.98	290
Lewiston, ME	$86,910	$86,530	$41.78	70
Worcester, MA	$86,770	$80,560	$41.72	710
Ann Arbor, MI	$86,710	$90,470	$41.69	60
Jackson, MI	$86,370	$84,810	$41.52	60
Sioux City, IA	$86,360	$82,880	$41.52	190
Hagerstown, MD	$86,070	$83,220	$41.38	110
York, PA	$86,060	$84,590	$41.38	100
Binghamton, NY	$85,830	$87,320	$41.27	300
Dallas, TX	$85,740	$82,890	$41.22	8,630
Wausau, WI	$85,690	$80,430	$41.20	200
Charleston, SC	$85,460	$81,330	$41.09	370
Peoria, IL	$85,350	$77,740	$41.03	300
Portland, OR	$85,330	$82,160	$41.02	1,730
San Antonio, TX	$85,290	$81,830	$41.00	4,860
Kenosha, WI	$84,700	$85,560	$40.72	40
Springfield, MA	$84,690	$89,990	$40.72	270
Deltona, FL	$84,650	$80,970	$40.70	300
Auburn, AL	$84,650	$85,990	$40.70	30
Birmingham, AL	$84,620	$84,640	$40.69	1,510
Spartanburg, SC	$84,570	$76,880	$40.66	100
Rochester, NY	$84,550	$82,080	$40.65	470
Syracuse, NY	$84,430	$82,060	$40.59	590
Fresno, CA	$84,400	$87,910	$40.58	550
Salisbury, MD	$83,850	$86,900	$40.31	40
Durham, NC	$83,850	$84,930	$40.31	200
Oxnard, CA	$83,720	$79,160	$40.25	400
Muskegon, MI	$83,710	$81,330	$40.24	30
Reading, PA	$83,680	$74,390	$40.23	280
Bangor, ME	$83,640	$81,330	$40.21	40
Myrtle Beach, SC	$83,600	$80,930	$40.19	100
Trenton, NJ	$83,510	$83,420	$40.15	770
Cleveland, TN	$83,450	$76,550	$40.12	40
Longview, WA	$83,370	$87,630	$40.08	30
Bend, OR	$83,220	$82,040	$40.01	90
Glens Falls, NY	$83,210	$91,520	$40.01	50
Elizabethtown, KY	$83,100	$82,200	$39.95	50
Ithaca, NY	$83,040	$72,030	$39.92	30
Hilton Head Island, SC	$82,930	$79,000	$39.87	40
Kansas City, MO	$82,880	$78,090	$39.85	3,690
Fort Collins, CO	$82,770	$74,240	$39.79	110
Chicago, IL	$82,680	$78,640	$39.75	9,080
Hattiesburg, MS	$82,610	$81,330	$39.72	40
Prescott Valley, AZ	$82,500	$79,620	$39.67	50
Rapid City, SD	$82,260	$79,780	$39.55	140
Gainesville, GA	$82,230	$78,610	$39.54	110
Detroit, MI	$82,170	$79,060	$39.51	3,280
Sebastian, FL	$82,110	$78,730	$39.47	30
Hot Springs, AR	$82,100	$81,330	$39.47	50
Fort Myers, FL	$82,050	$80,160	$39.45	280
College Station, TX	$82,050	$76,400	$39.45	30
Albany, NY	$82,040	$80,070	$39.44	1,210
Minneapolis, MN	$82,010	$78,460	$39.43	4,280
Visalia, CA	$81,920	$81,720	$39.39	60
Saginaw, MI	$81,740	$81,830	$39.30	130
Boise, ID	$81,600	$76,400	$39.23	870
Sarasota, FL	$81,540	$79,970	$39.20	460
Madison, WI	$81,450	$81,200	$39.16	1,400
Sioux Falls, SD	$81,440	$78,900	$39.16	570
Buffalo, NY	$81,360	$78,810	$39.12	2,040
Panama City, FL	$81,200	$79,390	$39.04	70
Utica, NY	$81,170	$82,720	$39.03	220
Bakersfield, CA	$81,130	$78,840	$39.01	260
Memphis, TN	$80,980	$78,850	$38.93	450
Miami, FL	$80,830	$78,730	$38.86	5,210
Albany, OR	$80,750	$79,660	$38.82	40
Jonesboro, AR	$80,710	$81,330	$38.80	70
Knoxville, TN	$80,600	$80,820	$38.75	440
Nashville, TN	$80,590	$78,030	$38.74	3,390
Huntington, WV	$80,580	$76,400	$38.74	350
Yakima, WA	$80,580	$82,380	$38.74	50
Portland, ME	$80,580	$80,950	$38.74	770
Sumter, SC	$80,570	$75,160	$38.74	40
Niles, MI	$80,510	$76,400	$38.71	60
Honolulu, HI	$80,510	$78,970	$38.71	770
Traverse City, MI	$80,490	$76,540	$38.70	100
Houston, TX	$80,420	$78,820	$38.66	2,890
Greenville, SC	$80,420	$78,830	$38.66	430
Winston-Salem, NC	$80,350	$75,310	$38.63	1,430
Altoona, PA	$80,330	$78,850	$38.62	30
Milwaukee, WI	$80,320	$79,770	$38.62	2,620
Helena, MT	$80,300	$81,080	$38.61	260
Cheyenne, WY	$80,260	$76,250	$38.59	80
Lincoln, NE	$80,240	$76,970	$38.58	700
Youngstown, OH	$80,180	$77,190	$38.55	100
Gulfport, MS	$80,100	$79,250	$38.51	280
Eau Claire, WI	$80,030	$75,610	$38.48	90
Grand Rapids, MI	$79,940	$81,420	$38.43	790
Richmond, VA	$79,920	$78,780	$38.42	1,790
Redding, CA	$79,850	$77,070	$38.39	330
Florence, AL	$79,790	$81,700	$38.36	40
Atlantic City, NJ	$79,720	$80,050	$38.33	290
Ocala, FL	$79,710	$76,400	$38.32	100
Lancaster, PA	$79,680	$78,980	$38.31	290
Bozeman, MT	$79,610	$77,670	$38.27	110
Las Cruces, NM	$79,560	$82,250	$38.25	70
Medford, OR	$79,540	$77,610	$38.24	60
Minot, ND	$79,240	$78,850	$38.10	30
Rocky Mount, NC	$79,240	$79,770	$38.09	40
Lake Charles, LA	$79,230	$88,710	$38.09	30
McAllen, TX	$79,200	$83,780	$38.08	110
Johnson City, TN	$79,110	$82,300	$38.03	50
Fayetteville, AR	$78,760	$78,950	$37.87	520
Tuscaloosa, AL	$78,750	$74,670	$37.86	60
Grand Forks, ND	$78,730	$78,070	$37.85	30
Charlotte, NC	$78,690	$78,680	$37.83	2,460
Atlanta, GA	$78,680	$75,770	$37.83	13,830
Kalamazoo, MI	$78,590	$80,380	$37.78	100
Johnstown, PA	$78,560	$79,980	$37.77	50
Appleton, WI	$78,300	$78,450	$37.65	270
Kennewick, WA	$78,080	$78,090	$37.54	50
Tampa, FL	$77,970	$77,990	$37.49	7,240
Decatur, AL	$77,890	$77,000	$37.45	30
Jacksonville, FL	$77,840	$76,860	$37.42	2,180
Olympia, WA	$77,840	$78,460	$37.42	910
Fort Wayne, IN	$77,830	$76,880	$37.42	360
Pittsburgh, PA	$77,760	$76,440	$37.38	1,740
New Orleans, LA	$77,670	$77,020	$37.34	930
Lima, OH	$77,640	$80,130	$37.33	40
Warner Robins, GA	$77,630	$72,470	$37.32	90
Daphne, AL	$77,610	$78,560	$37.31	60
Amarillo, TX	$77,540	$80,850	$37.28	130
Harrisburg, PA	$77,490	$76,100	$37.26	770
Lafayette, IN	$77,420	$78,290	$37.22	60
Champaign, IL	$77,360	$74,590	$37.19	40
Duluth, MN	$77,260	$76,800	$37.15	120
Asheville, NC	$77,240	$73,920	$37.14	80
Iowa City, IA	$77,220	$74,330	$37.12	80
St. Louis, MO	$77,140	$75,840	$37.09	3,170
Cincinnati, OH	$77,130	$77,640	$37.08	1,830
Janesville, WI	$77,070	$74,650	$37.05	50
Roanoke, VA	$77,050	$74,880	$37.04	630
Davenport, IA	$76,910	$73,530	$36.98	180
Huntsville, AL	$76,850	$82,120	$36.95	130
Morgantown, WV	$76,820	$76,400	$36.93	30
Flint, MI	$76,750	$76,890	$36.90	120
Grand Island, NE	$76,740	$74,550	$36.90	30
Fayetteville, NC	$76,600	$77,160	$36.83	140
Crestview, FL	$76,520	$74,510	$36.79	50
Lexington, KY	$76,510	$77,310	$36.78	560
St. Joseph, MO	$76,500	$75,440	$36.78	60
Colorado Springs, CO	$76,480	$71,580	$36.77	1,450
Orlando, FL	$76,430	$76,630	$36.75	3,380
Lawton, OK	$76,310	$75,050	$36.69	40
Beaumont, TX	$76,160	$73,920	$36.62	80
Louisville, KY	$76,100	$72,510	$36.59	1,910
Brunswick, GA	$76,010	$71,300	$36.54	40
Omaha, NE	$75,980	$75,570	$36.53	1,630
Athens, GA	$75,870	$65,800	$36.48	80
Scranton, PA	$75,780	$76,560	$36.43	580
Ogden, UT	$75,770	$77,450	$36.43	160
Greeley, CO	$75,690	$66,570	$36.39	240
Topeka, KS	$75,670	$70,710	$36.38	380
Bloomington, IL	$75,520	$70,400	$36.31	n/a
Virginia Beach, VA	$75,380	$68,290	$36.24	1,380
Greensboro, NC	$75,380	$74,630	$36.24	370
Parkersburg, WV	$75,320	$70,180	$36.21	n/a
Lansing, MI	$75,220	$79,510	$36.16	700
Wichita, KS	$75,200	$70,940	$36.15	560
Decatur, IL	$75,150	$75,660	$36.13	60
Fort Smith, AR	$75,070	$77,760	$36.09	100
Killeen, TX	$75,000	$71,780	$36.06	220
Montgomery, AL	$74,950	$71,710	$36.03	540
Lynchburg, VA	$74,900	$65,190	$36.01	120
Columbia, MO	$74,870	$64,250	$36.00	280
Casper, WY	$74,830	$68,950	$35.97	30
Gainesville, FL	$74,780	$69,760	$35.95	270
Austin, TX	$74,750	$74,290	$35.94	1,780
Bowling Green, KY	$74,570	$73,660	$35.85	140
Rockford, IL	$74,540	$74,660	$35.84	160
Erie, PA	$74,420	$71,720	$35.78	170
Terre Haute, IN	$74,350	$59,510	$35.74	40
Winchester, VA	$74,310	$61,240	$35.73	40
Des Moines, IA	$74,120	$73,710	$35.64	2,100
Cleveland, OH	$74,110	$63,620	$35.63	3,260
Eugene, OR	$74,100	$67,200	$35.62	190
Jackson, MS	$74,070	$69,530	$35.61	760
Akron, OH	$74,030	$73,150	$35.59	1,000
Palm Bay, FL	$74,010	$75,740	$35.58	300
St. George, UT	$73,990	$73,880	$35.57	50
Evansville, IN	$73,670	$73,560	$35.42	70
Jefferson City, MO	$73,590	$68,310	$35.38	170
South Bend, IN	$73,430	$73,780	$35.31	150
Lakeland, FL	$73,340	$73,880	$35.26	1,220
Watertown, NY	$73,330	$73,920	$35.25	30
Albany, GA	$73,300	$65,400	$35.24	100
Springfield, MO	$73,290	$63,640	$35.24	390
Burlington, NC	$73,200	$67,290	$35.19	50
Charlottesville, VA	$73,170	$65,050	$35.18	50
Columbus, OH	$72,970	$64,180	$35.08	3,300
Indianapolis, IN	$72,910	$64,960	$35.06	2,340
Brownsville, TX	$72,820	$73,920	$35.01	100
Toledo, OH	$72,710	$73,920	$34.96	250
Salt Lake City, UT	$72,700	$67,700	$34.95	1,810
La Crosse, WI	$72,600	$64,730	$34.91	60
Spokane, WA	$72,210	$72,280	$34.72	540
Augusta, GA	$72,200	$72,430	$34.71	330
Tucson, AZ	$72,190	$66,170	$34.71	650
Phoenix, AZ	$72,170	$64,370	$34.70	11,350
Little Rock, AR	$72,020	$67,290	$34.63	1,090
Manhattan, KS	$71,910	$64,740	$34.57	n/a
Raleigh, NC	$71,810	$63,810	$34.52	990
Chattanooga, TN	$71,770	$61,590	$34.51	570
Jackson, TN	$71,680	$65,300	$34.46	80
Cedar Rapids, IA	$71,670	$72,470	$34.46	320
Charleston, WV	$71,620	$65,000	$34.43	330
Columbia, SC	$71,360	$67,290	$34.31	1,790
Oklahoma City, OK	$71,190	$63,320	$34.22	1,460
Wilmington, NC	$71,190	$63,470	$34.23	110
Macon, GA	$71,080	$58,910	$34.17	1,580
Tyler, TX	$70,970	$64,910	$34.12	70
Carson City, NV	$70,790	$62,900	$34.03	40
Columbus, GA	$70,720	$63,400	$34.00	370
Joplin, MO	$70,680	$61,480	$33.98	40
Lubbock, TX	$70,610	$69,200	$33.95	120
Hammond, LA	$70,570	$59,300	$33.93	60
Green Bay, WI	$70,560	$61,860	$33.92	600
Corpus Christi, TX	$70,480	$64,720	$33.88	90
Las Vegas, NV	$70,460	$62,730	$33.88	2,510
Dayton, OH	$70,320	$61,440	$33.81	330
Clarksville, TN	$70,220	$67,290	$33.76	120
Provo, UT	$69,850	$60,580	$33.58	280
Baton Rouge, LA	$69,750	$62,800	$33.53	1,240
Dalton, GA	$69,520	$62,030	$33.42	50
Kingsport, TN	$69,300	$68,250	$33.32	60
Billings, MT	$68,920	$63,010	$33.13	150
Tulsa, OK	$68,920	$65,950	$33.14	880
Dubuque, IA	$68,700	$62,930	$33.03	230
Springfield, IL	$68,320	$65,000	$32.85	220
Bismarck, ND	$68,210	$60,710	$32.79	160
Savannah, GA	$68,150	$66,370	$32.76	170
Monroe, LA	$68,140	$61,110	$32.76	60
Fargo, ND	$68,130	$64,420	$32.75	450
Lafayette, LA	$68,120	$60,950	$32.75	150
Tallahassee, FL	$68,080	$69,690	$32.73	480
Albuquerque, NM	$67,700	$62,990	$32.55	950
Slidell, LA	$67,640	$58,890	$32.52	140
Wheeling, WV	$67,580	$63,880	$32.49	50
Arecibo, PR	$67,130	$48,750	$32.27	50
El Paso, TX	$66,860	$63,700	$32.15	220
Aguadilla, PR	$66,730	$63,010	$32.08	40
Missoula, MT	$66,240	$62,850	$31.85	210
Canton, OH	$66,090	$60,690	$31.77	160
Hickory, NC	$65,770	$57,780	$31.62	90
Beckley, WV	$65,730	$62,830	$31.60	90
Reno, NV	$65,190	$60,510	$31.34	510
Odessa, TX	$64,520	$59,710	$31.02	40
Waterloo, IA	$63,950	$59,340	$30.74	140
Longview, TX	$63,850	$59,990	$30.70	90
Shreveport, LA	$63,290	$58,250	$30.43	140
Pensacola, FL	$63,240	$56,100	$30.40	250
Jacksonville, NC	$61,960	$51,070	$29.79	40
Houma, LA	$57,600	$56,640	$27.69	90
Great Falls, MT	$57,200	$48,330	$27.50	190
Ponce, PR	$54,960	$42,610	$26.42	70
San Juan, PR	$49,980	$47,130	$24.03	2,340
Mayaguez, PR	$48,330	$35,220	$23.24	80
Abilene, TX	$47,210	$35,580	$22.70	n/a

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: questions

Where do claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $105,960 a year, among the 307 metro areas we cover.

What is the average claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salary in the U.S.?

$80,470 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $78,000, so half of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earn more than that and half less.

What salary should claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators nationwide earn between $61,160 (25th percentile) and $98,030 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $103,060 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators pay the lowest?

Abilene, TX, at $47,210 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1031.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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