State wages ยท Cost of living
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay by state
The highest published median is in Maryland, at $92,660. Alabama leads after cost of living, at $90,130. Alabama has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($76,790).
National median
$76,790
Highest state median
$92,660
Maryland
Best adjusted pay
$90,130
Alabama
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $62,810Higher: $90,130Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Alabama | $80,060 | +4.3% | 88.823 | $90,130 | 1 |
| Maryland | $92,660 | +20.7% | 104.959 | $88,280 | 2 |
| Mississippi | $75,180 | -2.1% | 86.953 | $86,460 | 3 |
| Arkansas | $75,030 | -2.3% | 86.937 | $86,300 | 4 |
| Wyoming | $78,900 | +2.7% | 92.691 | $85,120 | 5 |
| Kansas | $76,660 | -0.2% | 90.068 | $85,110 | 6 |
| Alaska | $86,490 | +12.6% | 102.359 | $84,500 | 7 |
| Missouri | $76,220 | -0.7% | 90.817 | $83,930 | 8 |
| South Dakota | $73,810 | -3.9% | 88.586 | $83,320 | 9 |
| Texas | $80,220 | +4.5% | 97.057 | $82,650 | 10 |
| California | $90,900 | +18.4% | 110.72 | $82,100 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $83,480 | +8.7% | 102.28 | $81,620 | 12 |
| Tennessee | $74,960 | -2.4% | 91.87 | $81,590 | 13 |
| Connecticut | $84,470 | +10.0% | 103.61 | $81,530 | 14 |
| Wisconsin | $76,660 | -0.2% | 94.095 | $81,470 | 15 |
| District of Columbia | $88,920 | +15.8% | 109.901 | $80,910 | 16 |
| Maine | $78,080 | +1.7% | 97.05 | $80,450 | 17 |
| Michigan | $77,380 | +0.8% | 96.217 | $80,420 | 18 |
| South Carolina | $74,940 | -2.4% | 93.749 | $79,940 | 19 |
| Vermont | $78,140 | +1.8% | 97.958 | $79,770 | 20 |
| Massachusetts | $84,340 | +9.8% | 105.757 | $79,750 | 21 |
| Pennsylvania | $77,750 | +1.3% | 97.572 | $79,680 | 22 |
| Kentucky | $71,770 | -6.5% | 90.159 | $79,600 | 23 |
| Delaware | $79,220 | +3.2% | 99.808 | $79,370 | 24 |
| North Carolina | $74,830 | -2.6% | 94.326 | $79,330 | 25 |
| Minnesota | $78,060 | +1.7% | 98.621 | $79,150 | 26 |
| New Jersey | $85,960 | +11.9% | 108.805 | $79,000 | 27 |
| Louisiana | $69,370 | -9.7% | 88.207 | $78,640 | 28 |
| Iowa | $68,740 | -10.5% | 87.762 | $78,330 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | $81,500 | +6.1% | 104.165 | $78,240 | 30 |
| Oklahoma | $67,950 | -11.5% | 87.843 | $77,350 | 31 |
| Oregon | $79,350 | +3.3% | 103.361 | $76,770 | 32 |
| Virginia | $77,000 | +0.3% | 101.104 | $76,160 | 33 |
| New York | $82,140 | +7.0% | 107.921 | $76,110 | 34 |
| Nebraska | $68,020 | -11.4% | 90.103 | $75,490 | 35 |
| Washington | $80,100 | +4.3% | 107.013 | $74,850 | 36 |
| Georgia | $71,750 | -6.6% | 96.293 | $74,510 | 37 |
| Illinois | $74,410 | -3.1% | 99.958 | $74,440 | 38 |
| West Virginia | $66,020 | -14.0% | 89.497 | $73,770 | 39 |
| Colorado | $75,120 | -2.2% | 103.052 | $72,900 | 40 |
| Hawaii | $79,370 | +3.4% | 109.951 | $72,190 | 41 |
| New Mexico | $66,120 | -13.9% | 92.212 | $71,700 | 42 |
| Idaho | $68,300 | -11.1% | 95.494 | $71,520 | 43 |
| Indiana | $64,540 | -16.0% | 93.329 | $69,150 | 44 |
| North Dakota | $59,950 | -21.9% | 88.959 | $67,390 | 45 |
| Utah | $66,240 | -13.7% | 98.864 | $67,000 | 46 |
| Montana | $63,240 | -17.6% | 94.645 | $66,820 | 47 |
| Ohio | $60,250 | -21.5% | 92.774 | $64,940 | 48 |
| Florida | $66,860 | -12.9% | 103.414 | $64,650 | 49 |
| Nevada | $63,290 | -17.6% | 99.979 | $63,300 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.