Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary

Median Salary
$78,000
per year
Hourly Rate
$37.50
per hour
Employment
324,230
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$48,850
25th percentile
$61,160
Median
$78,000
75th percentile
$98,030
90th percentile
$117,040

💰 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary by State

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$101K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$101,150+29.7%
New Jersey$95,690+22.7%
Maryland$95,560+22.5%
California$91,790+17.7%
Connecticut$88,330+13.2%
Alaska$87,670+12.4%
New York$87,130+11.7%
Rhode Island$86,520+10.9%
Vermont$83,970+7.7%
New Hampshire$83,890+7.6%
Massachusetts$83,740+7.4%
Oregon$81,640+4.7%
Washington$80,700+3.5%
Alabama$79,710+2.2%
Hawaii$79,080+1.4%
South Dakota$78,900+1.2%
Michigan$78,850+1.1%
Texas$78,800+1.0%
Maine$78,590+0.8%
Minnesota$78,350+0.4%
Wisconsin$78,160+0.2%
Tennessee$78,010+0.0%
Colorado$77,620-0.5%
Idaho$77,340-0.8%
Kansas$77,290-0.9%
Pennsylvania$77,290-0.9%
Mississippi$77,100-1.2%
Illinois$77,010-1.3%
Florida$76,920-1.4%
Wyoming$76,400-2.1%
Missouri$75,840-2.8%
Nebraska$75,830-2.8%
South Carolina$75,370-3.4%
North Carolina$75,310-3.4%
Virginia$74,240-4.8%
Arkansas$73,920-5.2%
Kentucky$73,840-5.3%
Indiana$73,560-5.7%
Georgia$73,320-6.0%
Iowa$72,640-6.9%
Delaware$72,370-7.2%
Oklahoma$71,260-8.6%
Utah$69,000-11.5%
Ohio$67,990-12.8%
New Mexico$67,930-12.9%
West Virginia$67,290-13.7%
North Dakota$65,460-16.1%
Louisiana$65,220-16.4%
Arizona$65,110-16.5%
Montana$63,860-18.1%
Nevada$62,730-19.6%

🏙️ Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Merced, CA$110,910+42.2%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$108,510+39.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,340+35.1%
Boulder, CO$103,080+32.2%
Salinas, CA$101,900+30.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$100,480+28.8%
Kingston, NY$100,430+28.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$99,660+27.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$98,700+26.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,230+25.9%
Lexington Park, MD$98,060+25.7%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,740+25.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$96,970+24.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,980+23.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$95,730+22.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$95,490+22.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$95,150+22.0%
Mobile, AL$94,740+21.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$93,640+20.1%
Bellingham, WA$93,400+19.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$93,200+19.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$92,920+19.1%
Bloomington, IN$92,410+18.5%
Vallejo, CA$92,410+18.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,940+17.9%
Glens Falls, NY$91,520+17.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$91,430+17.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$90,470+16.0%
Salem, OR$90,270+15.7%
Lawrence, KS$90,170+15.6%
Springfield, MA$89,990+15.4%
Dover, DE$89,610+14.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$89,070+14.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$89,070+14.2%
Santa Fe, NM$89,010+14.1%
Florence, SC$88,710+13.7%
Lake Charles, LA$88,710+13.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$88,390+13.3%
Fresno, CA$87,910+12.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$87,910+12.7%
Anchorage, AK$87,670+12.4%
Longview-Kelso, WA$87,630+12.3%
Binghamton, NY$87,320+11.9%
Salisbury, MD$86,900+11.4%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$86,530+10.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$86,360+10.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$86,200+10.5%
New Haven, CT$86,190+10.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$85,990+10.2%
Kenosha, WI$85,560+9.7%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$85,020+9.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$84,930+8.9%
Jackson, MI$84,810+8.7%
Birmingham, AL$84,640+8.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,590+8.4%
York-Hanover, PA$84,590+8.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$84,550+8.4%
Vineland, NJ$84,180+7.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$83,780+7.4%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$83,780+7.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$83,420+6.9%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$83,220+6.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$83,200+6.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$83,020+6.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$82,890+6.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$82,880+6.3%
Utica-Rome, NY$82,720+6.1%
Yakima, WA$82,380+5.6%
Johnson City, TN$82,300+5.5%
Las Cruces, NM$82,250+5.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$82,200+5.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,160+5.3%
Modesto, CA$82,140+5.3%
Huntsville, AL$82,120+5.3%
Rochester, NY$82,080+5.2%
Syracuse, NY$82,060+5.2%
Bend, OR$82,040+5.2%
Saginaw, MI$81,830+4.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$81,830+4.9%
Visalia, CA$81,720+4.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$81,700+4.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,560+4.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$81,420+4.4%
Bangor, ME$81,330+4.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$81,330+4.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$81,330+4.3%
Hot Springs, AR$81,330+4.3%
Jonesboro, AR$81,330+4.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$81,330+4.3%
Madison, WI$81,200+4.1%
Helena, MT$81,080+3.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$80,970+3.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$80,950+3.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$80,930+3.8%
Amarillo, TX$80,850+3.7%
Knoxville, TN$80,820+3.6%
Worcester, MA$80,560+3.3%
Wausau, WI$80,430+3.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$80,380+3.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$80,160+2.8%
Lima, OH$80,130+2.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$80,070+2.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$80,050+2.6%
Johnstown, PA$79,980+2.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$79,970+2.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,930+2.5%
Rapid City, SD$79,780+2.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$79,770+2.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$79,770+2.3%
Albany, OR$79,660+2.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$79,620+2.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,510+1.9%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$79,390+1.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$79,250+1.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$79,160+1.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$79,060+1.4%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$79,000+1.3%
Lancaster, PA$78,980+1.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$78,970+1.2%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$78,950+1.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$78,900+1.2%
Altoona, PA$78,850+1.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,850+1.1%
Minot, ND$78,850+1.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,840+1.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$78,830+1.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,820+1.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$78,810+1.0%
Richmond, VA$78,780+1.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$78,730+0.9%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$78,730+0.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$78,680+0.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,640+0.8%
Gainesville, GA$78,610+0.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$78,560+0.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$78,460+0.6%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$78,460+0.6%
Appleton, WI$78,450+0.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$78,290+0.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$78,090+0.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$78,090+0.1%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$78,070+0.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,030+0.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$77,990-0.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$77,760-0.3%
Peoria, IL$77,740-0.3%
Bozeman, MT$77,670-0.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,640-0.5%
Medford, OR$77,610-0.5%
Ogden, UT$77,450-0.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$77,310-0.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$77,190-1.0%
Fayetteville, NC$77,160-1.1%
Redding, CA$77,070-1.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$77,020-1.3%
Decatur, AL$77,000-1.3%
Lincoln, NE$76,970-1.3%
Flint, MI$76,890-1.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$76,880-1.4%
Spartanburg, SC$76,880-1.4%
Jacksonville, FL$76,860-1.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$76,800-1.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,630-1.8%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$76,560-1.8%
Cleveland, TN$76,550-1.9%
Traverse City, MI$76,540-1.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$76,440-2.0%
Boise City, ID$76,400-2.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$76,400-2.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$76,400-2.1%
Morgantown, WV$76,400-2.1%
Niles, MI$76,400-2.1%
Ocala, FL$76,400-2.1%
Cheyenne, WY$76,250-2.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,100-2.4%
Pueblo, CO$75,970-2.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL$75,840-2.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,770-2.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$75,740-2.9%
Decatur, IL$75,660-3.0%
Eau Claire, WI$75,610-3.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$75,570-3.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$75,440-3.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$75,310-3.4%
Sumter, SC$75,160-3.6%
Lawton, OK$75,050-3.8%
Roanoke, VA$74,880-4.0%
Tuscaloosa, AL$74,670-4.3%
Rockford, IL$74,660-4.3%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$74,650-4.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$74,630-4.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$74,590-4.4%
Grand Island, NE$74,550-4.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$74,510-4.5%
Reading, PA$74,390-4.6%
Iowa City, IA$74,330-4.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$74,290-4.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$74,240-4.8%
Asheville, NC$73,920-5.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$73,920-5.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$73,920-5.2%
Toledo, OH$73,920-5.2%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$73,920-5.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$73,880-5.3%
St. George, UT$73,880-5.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$73,780-5.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,710-5.5%
Bowling Green, KY$73,660-5.6%
Evansville, IN$73,560-5.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$73,530-5.7%
Akron, OH$73,150-6.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$72,510-7.0%
Cedar Rapids, IA$72,470-7.1%
Warner Robins, GA$72,470-7.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$72,430-7.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$72,280-7.3%
Ithaca, NY$72,030-7.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$71,780-8.0%
Erie, PA$71,720-8.1%
Montgomery, AL$71,710-8.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$71,580-8.2%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$71,300-8.6%
Wichita, KS$70,940-9.1%
Topeka, KS$70,710-9.3%
Bloomington, IL$70,400-9.7%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$70,180-10.0%
Gainesville, FL$69,760-10.6%
Tallahassee, FL$69,690-10.7%
Jackson, MS$69,530-10.9%
Lubbock, TX$69,200-11.3%
Casper, WY$68,950-11.6%
Jefferson City, MO$68,310-12.4%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$68,290-12.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$68,250-12.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$67,700-13.2%
Burlington, NC$67,290-13.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$67,290-13.7%
Columbia, SC$67,290-13.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$67,290-13.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$67,200-13.8%
Greeley, CO$66,570-14.7%
Savannah, GA$66,370-14.9%
Tucson, AZ$66,170-15.2%
Tulsa, OK$65,950-15.4%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$65,800-15.6%
Albany, GA$65,400-16.2%
Jackson, TN$65,300-16.3%
Lynchburg, VA$65,190-16.4%
Charlottesville, VA$65,050-16.6%
Charleston, WV$65,000-16.7%
Springfield, IL$65,000-16.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$64,960-16.7%
Tyler, TX$64,910-16.8%
Manhattan, KS$64,740-17.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,730-17.0%
Corpus Christi, TX$64,720-17.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$64,420-17.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$64,370-17.5%
Columbia, MO$64,250-17.6%
Columbus, OH$64,180-17.7%
Wheeling, WV-OH$63,880-18.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$63,810-18.2%
El Paso, TX$63,700-18.3%
Springfield, MO$63,640-18.4%
Cleveland, OH$63,620-18.4%
Wilmington, NC$63,470-18.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$63,400-18.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$63,320-18.8%
Aguadilla, PR$63,010-19.2%
Billings, MT$63,010-19.2%
Albuquerque, NM$62,990-19.2%
Dubuque, IA$62,930-19.3%
Carson City, NV$62,900-19.4%
Missoula, MT$62,850-19.4%
Beckley, WV$62,830-19.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$62,800-19.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,730-19.6%
Dalton, GA$62,030-20.5%
Green Bay, WI$61,860-20.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,590-21.0%
Joplin, MO-KS$61,480-21.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,440-21.2%
Winchester, VA-WV$61,240-21.5%
Monroe, LA$61,110-21.7%
Lafayette, LA$60,950-21.9%
Bismarck, ND$60,710-22.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$60,690-22.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,580-22.3%
Reno, NV$60,510-22.4%
Virgin Islands$60,050-23.0%
Longview, TX$59,990-23.1%
Odessa, TX$59,710-23.4%
Terre Haute, IN$59,510-23.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,340-23.9%
Hammond, LA$59,300-24.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$58,910-24.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,890-24.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,250-25.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,780-25.9%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$56,640-27.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,100-28.1%
Jacksonville, NC$51,070-34.5%
Guam$50,560-35.2%
Arecibo, PR$48,750-37.5%
Great Falls, MT$48,330-38.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,130-39.6%
Puerto Rico$45,970-41.1%
Ponce, PR$42,610-45.4%
Abilene, TX$35,580-54.4%
Mayaguez, PR$35,220-54.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.