Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in the U.S.
$80,470avg. a year
$38.69 an hour · 324,230 employed
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the U.S. earn an average of $80,470 a year and a median of $78,000. Pay is highest in District of Columbia ($103,060) and lowest in North Dakota ($69,540).
$78,000Median pay
$38.69Average hourly
+14%Avg. pay since 2020
324,230Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1360 jobs
District of Columbia
$103,060
$49.55 an hour
23,190 jobs
Connecticut
$94,410
$45.39 an hour
3
Maryland
$94,280
$45.33 an hour
49,650 jobs
New Jersey
$94,120
$45.25 an hour
5220 jobs
Alaska
$92,930
$44.68 an hour
624,290 jobs
California
$91,860
$44.17 an hour
71,150 jobs
Rhode Island
$91,320
$43.90 an hour
8280 jobs
Vermont
$90,250
$43.39 an hour
917,330 jobs
New York
$89,860
$43.20 an hour
105,070 jobs
Massachusetts
$88,750
$42.67 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $105,960 | $50.94 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $105,400 | $50.67 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $102,710 | $49.38 |
| Salinas, CA | $102,060 | $49.07 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $98,890 | $47.55 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $96,480 | $46.39 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $96,060 | $46.18 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $95,790 | $46.05 |
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Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $80,130 | $79,710 | 4,040 |
| Alaska | $92,930 | $87,670 | 220 |
| Arizona | $72,290 | $65,110 | 13,830 |
| Arkansas | $74,530 | $73,920 | 2,660 |
| California | $91,860 | $91,790 | 24,290 |
| Colorado | $84,250 | $77,620 | 5,680 |
| Connecticut | $94,410 | $88,330 | 3,190 |
| Delaware | $77,570 | $72,370 | – |
| District of Columbia | $103,060 | $101,150 | 360 |
| Florida | $76,760 | $76,920 | 28,100 |
| Georgia | $75,700 | $73,320 | – |
| Hawaii | $80,650 | $79,080 | 900 |
| Idaho | $81,140 | $77,340 | 1,320 |
| Illinois | $79,680 | $77,010 | 14,210 |
| Indiana | $74,310 | $73,560 | 4,340 |
| Iowa | $74,300 | $72,640 | 3,930 |
| Kansas | $79,750 | $77,290 | 4,570 |
| Kentucky | $76,120 | $73,840 | 3,670 |
| Louisiana | $70,790 | $65,220 | 3,340 |
| Maine | $80,390 | $78,590 | 1,650 |
| Maryland | $94,280 | $95,560 | – |
| Massachusetts | $88,750 | $83,740 | 5,070 |
| Michigan | $79,640 | $78,850 | 6,640 |
| Minnesota | $81,340 | $78,350 | 5,530 |
| Mississippi | $76,190 | $77,100 | – |
| Missouri | $77,490 | $75,840 | 6,200 |
| Montana | $70,660 | $63,860 | 1,230 |
| Nebraska | $76,730 | $75,830 | 3,160 |
| Nevada | $69,730 | $62,730 | – |
| New Hampshire | $87,810 | $83,890 | 880 |
| New Jersey | $94,120 | $95,690 | 9,650 |
| New Mexico | $70,890 | $67,930 | 1,280 |
| New York | $89,860 | $87,130 | 17,330 |
| North Carolina | $76,300 | $75,310 | 9,880 |
| North Dakota | $69,540 | $65,460 | 750 |
| Ohio | $74,520 | $67,990 | 13,650 |
| Oklahoma | $72,820 | $71,260 | 4,140 |
| Oregon | $84,720 | $81,640 | 2,950 |
| Pennsylvania | $79,780 | $77,290 | 13,270 |
| Rhode Island | $91,320 | $86,520 | 1,150 |
| South Carolina | $76,190 | $75,370 | 4,130 |
| South Dakota | $81,510 | $78,900 | 1,030 |
| Tennessee | $78,840 | $78,010 | 6,390 |
| Texas | $79,560 | $78,800 | 29,220 |
| Utah | $72,710 | $69,000 | 2,440 |
| Vermont | $90,250 | $83,970 | 280 |
| Virginia | $78,220 | $74,240 | 7,860 |
| Washington | $85,270 | $80,700 | 6,180 |
| West Virginia | $73,400 | $67,290 | 1,340 |
| Wisconsin | $77,930 | $78,160 | 8,760 |
| Wyoming | $80,430 | $76,400 | 180 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$96,060
14,840 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,680
13,830 jobs$72,170
11,350 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,680
9,080 jobsDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$85,740
8,630 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$89,810
7,540 jobsTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$77,970
7,240 jobsPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$88,080
6,850 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators make?
The average is $80,470 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $78,000 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $38.69, and the median is $37.50 an hour.
Which state pays claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators the most?
District of Columbia, with an average of $103,060 a year. The best-paying metro area is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $105,960.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $48,850 a year, and the top 10% earn over $117,040.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 13-1031. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.