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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary

The BLS estimates 324,230 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $78,000 (May 2025, SOC 13-1031). Across 155 metros with published figures, medians range from $47,130 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $105,340 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

CLAIMS ADJUSTERS, EXAMINERS, AND INVESTIGATORS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$48,850P25$61,160MEDIAN$78,000P75$98,030P90$117,040
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,340 · 3,390 jobs
  2. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$98,700 · 4,280 jobs
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,230 · 370 jobs
  4. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,740 · 280 jobs
  5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,980 · 14,840 jobs
  6. Stockton-Lodi, CA$95,490 · 280 jobs
  7. Mobile, AL$94,740 · 550 jobs
  8. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$93,200 · 230 jobs
  9. Vallejo, CA$92,410 · 280 jobs
  10. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,940 · 1,410 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,980 · 14,840 jobs
  2. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,770 · 13,830 jobs
  3. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$64,370 · 11,350 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,640 · 9,080 jobs
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$82,890 · 8,630 jobs
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$89,070 · 7,540 jobs
  7. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$77,990 · 7,240 jobs
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,560 · 6,850 jobs
  9. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$78,730 · 5,210 jobs
  10. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$81,830 · 4,860 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Akron, OH · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Baton Rouge, LA · Birmingham, AL · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Colorado Springs, CO · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Macon-Bibb County, GA · Madison, WI · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area · Oklahoma City, OK · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Winston-Salem, NC

Questions

What is the median Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in the U.S.?

$78,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $61,160–$98,030.

Where do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($105,340), Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($98,700), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,230). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.