Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary by location
National median: $78,000 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $110,910 | +42.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $108,510 | +39.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $105,340 | +35.1% | 3,390 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $103,080 | +32.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $101,900 | +30.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $101,150 | +29.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $100,480 | +28.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $100,430 | +28.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $99,660 | +27.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $98,700 | +26.5% | 4,280 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $98,230 | +25.9% | 370 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $98,060 | +25.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $97,740 | +25.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $96,970 | +24.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $95,980 | +23.1% | 14,840 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $95,730 | +22.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $95,690 | +22.7% | 9,650 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $95,560 | +22.5% | — | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $95,490 | +22.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $95,150 | +22.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $94,740 | +21.5% | 550 | 2025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | metropolitan | $93,640 | +20.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $93,400 | +19.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $93,200 | +19.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $92,920 | +19.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $92,410 | +18.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $92,410 | +18.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $91,940 | +17.9% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $91,790 | +17.7% | 24,290 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $91,520 | +17.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $91,430 | +17.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $90,470 | +16.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $90,270 | +15.7% | 500 | 2025 |
| Lawrence, KS | metropolitan | $90,170 | +15.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $89,990 | +15.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $89,610 | +14.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $89,070 | +14.2% | 7,540 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $89,070 | +14.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $89,010 | +14.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $88,710 | +13.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $88,710 | +13.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $88,390 | +13.3% | 3,380 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $88,330 | +13.2% | 3,190 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $87,910 | +12.7% | 550 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $87,910 | +12.7% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $87,670 | +12.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $87,670 | +12.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $87,630 | +12.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $87,320 | +11.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $87,130 | +11.7% | 17,330 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $86,900 | +11.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | metropolitan | $86,530 | +10.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $86,520 | +10.9% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $86,360 | +10.7% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $86,200 | +10.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $86,190 | +10.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| Auburn, AL | metropolitan | $85,990 | +10.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $85,560 | +9.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $85,020 | +9.0% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $84,930 | +8.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $84,810 | +8.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $84,640 | +8.5% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $84,590 | +8.4% | 2,600 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $84,590 | +8.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $84,550 | +8.4% | 2,840 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $84,180 | +7.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $83,970 | +7.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $83,890 | +7.6% | 880 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $83,780 | +7.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $83,780 | +7.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $83,740 | +7.4% | 5,070 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $83,420 | +6.9% | 770 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $83,220 | +6.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $83,200 | +6.7% | 3,840 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $83,020 | +6.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $82,890 | +6.3% | 8,630 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $82,880 | +6.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $82,720 | +6.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $82,380 | +5.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Johnson City, TN | metropolitan | $82,300 | +5.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $82,250 | +5.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $82,200 | +5.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $82,160 | +5.3% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $82,140 | +5.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | metropolitan | $82,120 | +5.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $82,080 | +5.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $82,060 | +5.2% | 590 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $82,040 | +5.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $81,830 | +4.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $81,830 | +4.9% | 4,860 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $81,720 | +4.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Florence, AL | metropolitan | $81,700 | +4.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $81,640 | +4.7% | 2,950 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $81,560 | +4.6% | 6,850 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $81,420 | +4.4% | 790 | 2025 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | metropolitan | $81,330 | +4.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Jonesboro, AR | metropolitan | $81,330 | +4.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hot Springs, AR | metropolitan | $81,330 | +4.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $81,330 | +4.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | metropolitan | $81,330 | +4.3% | 40 | 2025 |