307 metro areas

Claims Adjuster, Examiner, and Investigator Salary by City (2026)

Claims adjusters earn the most in San Francisco, CA, an average of $105,960 a year, against $80,470 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Merced, CA ($105,720 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $80,470BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $105,960San Francisco, CA
Best after cost of living: $105,720Merced, CA
Metro areas: 307With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for claims adjusters

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

San Francisco, CA$105,960
San Jose, CA$105,390
Merced, CA$103,900
Bridgeport, CT$102,710
Boulder, CO$102,070
Salinas, CA$102,070
Burlington, VT$100,440
Baltimore, MD$98,900
Santa Cruz, CA$97,780
Santa Rosa, CA$96,490

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for claims adjusters
Item	Value
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$105,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$105,390
Merced, CA	$103,900
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$102,710
Boulder, CO	$102,070
Salinas, CA	$102,070
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$100,440
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$98,900
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$97,780
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$96,490

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Merced, CA$103,900 nominal$105,720
Pueblo, CO$93,640 nominal$102,050
Florence, SC$88,280 nominal$101,740
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$86,360 nominal$99,890
Mobile, AL$87,940 nominal$99,820
Burlington, VT$100,440 nominal$99,500
Idaho Falls, ID$92,910 nominal$98,410
Lawrence, KS$88,420 nominal$97,980
Boulder, CO$102,070 nominal$97,020
Auburn, AL$84,660 nominal$96,280

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for claims adjusters
Item	Value
Merced, CA	$105,720
Pueblo, CO	$102,050
Florence, SC	$101,740
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$99,890
Mobile, AL	$99,820
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$99,500
Idaho Falls, ID	$98,410
Lawrence, KS	$97,980
Boulder, CO	$97,020
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$96,280

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Claims Adjuster, Examiner, and Investigator salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Claims Adjuster, Examiner, and Investigator pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	San Francisco, CA	$105,960	$75,750	$120,850	$91,650
2	San Jose, CA	$105,390	$69,330	$123,160	$95,440
3	Merced, CA	$103,900	$69,970	$120,600	$105,720
4	Bridgeport, CT	$102,710	$73,960	$116,880	$96,110
5	Boulder, CO	$102,070	$71,700	$117,020	$97,020
6	Salinas, CA	$102,070	$72,430	$116,650	$93,610
7	Burlington, VT	$100,440	$74,840	$113,050	$99,500
8	Baltimore, MD	$98,900	$62,630	$116,750	$94,650
9	Santa Cruz, CA	$97,780	$60,530	$116,130	$88,980
10	Santa Rosa, CA	$96,490	$72,700	$108,200	$89,520
11	New York, NY-NJ	$96,050	$61,380	$113,150	$85,330
12	Manchester, NH	$95,780	$67,620	$109,660	$90,650
13	Waterbury, CT	$95,680	$68,640	$108,990	$95,890
14	Naples, FL	$95,200	$62,960	$111,070	$92,250
15	New Haven, CT	$94,870	$67,560	$108,310	$90,730
16	Norwich, CT	$94,680	$73,010	$105,350	$94,260
17	San Luis Obispo, CA	$94,100	$65,080	$108,390	$86,650
18	Stockton, CA	$93,930	$69,080	$106,160	$89,380
19	Hartford, CT	$93,870	$65,620	$107,810	$91,360
20	Pueblo, CO	$93,640	$70,370	$105,120	$102,050
21	Anchorage, AK	$93,230	$66,500	$106,390	$88,440
22	Vallejo, CA	$92,930	$71,840	$103,330	$85,670
23	Idaho Falls, ID	$92,910	$66,350	$106,000	$98,410
24	Santa Maria, CA	$92,210	$62,960	$106,600	$84,750
25	Barnstable Town, MA	$92,020	$57,050	$109,240	$93,560
26	Lexington Park, MD	$92,020	$66,770	$104,480	$91,330
27	Dover, DE	$91,690	$69,330	$102,710	$94,030
28	Providence, RI-MA	$90,710	$63,960	$103,880	$89,130
29	Bellingham, WA	$90,420	$67,660	$101,650	$87,500
30	Kingston, NY	$90,360	$60,440	$105,080	$89,720
31	Boston, MA-NH	$90,330	$64,110	$103,250	$83,430
32	Bremerton, WA	$90,250	$61,190	$104,560	$85,460
33	Kiryas Joel, NY	$90,190	$60,400	$104,850	$82,420
34	Los Angeles, CA	$89,810	$60,800	$104,080	$79,080
35	Modesto, CA	$89,670	$60,300	$104,120	$86,130
36	Riverside, CA	$89,560	$62,880	$102,710	$84,140
37	Vineland, NJ	$89,540	$66,500	$100,900	$93,300
38	Sacramento, CA	$89,400	$61,110	$103,330	$83,810
39	Salem, OR	$89,400	$65,870	$100,980	$86,250
40	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$89,270	$59,260	$104,060	$81,990
41	Seattle, WA	$89,040	$59,740	$103,480	$80,120
42	Lawrence, KS	$88,420	$52,440	$106,160	$97,980
43	Santa Fe, NM	$88,340	$67,520	$98,590	$89,440
44	Florence, SC	$88,280	$54,080	$105,120	$101,740
45	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$88,090	$58,800	$102,500	$85,900
46	Denver, CO	$87,940	$62,630	$100,400	$83,130
47	Mobile, AL	$87,940	$63,360	$100,070	$99,820
48	San Diego, CA	$87,820	$61,820	$100,610	$78,490
49	Bloomington, IN	$87,630	$65,210	$98,680	$92,160
50	Allentown, PA-NJ	$87,320	$58,140	$101,710	$87,350
51	Lewiston, ME	$86,900	$61,710	$99,320	$91,730
52	Worcester, MA	$86,780	$60,570	$99,670	$84,640
53	Ann Arbor, MI	$86,720	$53,750	$102,940	$85,960
54	Jackson, MI	$86,360	$60,590	$99,070	$94,100
55	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$86,360	$62,000	$98,360	$99,890
56	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$86,070	$54,410	$101,650	$91,400
57	York, PA	$86,070	$54,890	$101,400	$89,660
58	Binghamton, NY	$85,840	$66,710	$95,240	$92,440
59	Dallas, TX	$85,740	$56,600	$100,090	$83,170
60	Wausau, WI	$85,700	$60,550	$98,070	$92,500
61	Charleston, SC	$85,470	$62,590	$96,720	$84,660
62	Peoria, IL	$85,340	$61,240	$97,220	$93,540
63	Portland, OR-WA	$85,320	$58,820	$98,380	$80,930
64	San Antonio, TX	$85,280	$53,410	$100,980	$90,040
65	Kenosha, WI	$84,700	$56,410	$98,630	$83,760
66	Springfield, MA	$84,700	$59,680	$97,010	$88,170
67	Auburn, AL	$84,660	$56,740	$98,400	$96,280
68	Deltona, FL	$84,660	$59,800	$96,890	$85,200
69	Birmingham, AL	$84,640	$58,910	$97,300	$92,360
70	Spartanburg, SC	$84,570	$64,900	$94,270	$92,880
71	Rochester, NY	$84,550	$56,930	$98,180	$87,130
72	Syracuse, NY	$84,430	$61,820	$95,580	$88,180
73	Fresno, CA	$84,410	$61,650	$95,600	$82,630
74	Durham, NC	$83,840	$58,300	$96,430	$85,930
75	Salisbury, MD	$83,840	$63,920	$93,660	$87,680
76	Oxnard, CA	$83,720	$57,910	$96,430	$75,740
77	Muskegon, MI	$83,700	$60,170	$95,310	$90,470
78	Reading, PA	$83,680	$57,320	$96,660	$86,210
79	Bangor, ME	$83,640	$65,500	$92,580	$86,670
80	Myrtle Beach, SC	$83,600	$58,010	$96,200	$89,280
81	Trenton, NJ	$83,510	$59,380	$95,390	$80,940
82	Cleveland, TN	$83,450	$57,660	$96,160	$94,740
83	Longview, WA	$83,370	$53,460	$98,090	$85,470
84	Bend, OR	$83,220	$54,870	$97,200	$80,320
85	Glens Falls, NY	$83,220	$54,180	$97,510	$87,720
86	Elizabethtown, KY	$83,100	$63,090	$92,960	$91,750
87	Ithaca, NY	$83,030	$45,360	$101,590	$80,360
88	Hilton Head Island, SC	$82,930	$49,750	$99,260	$84,610
89	Kansas City, MO-KS	$82,890	$56,700	$95,780	$89,570
90	Fort Collins, CO	$82,760	$62,750	$92,620	$81,840
91	Chicago, IL-IN	$82,680	$54,680	$96,470	$79,810
92	Hattiesburg, MS	$82,620	$57,780	$94,850	$94,280
93	Prescott Valley, AZ	$82,510	$43,850	$101,550	$83,980
94	Rapid City, SD	$82,260	$61,840	$92,310	$92,260
95	Gainesville, GA	$82,240	$59,760	$93,310	$84,990
96	Detroit, MI	$82,180	$58,510	$93,830	$81,940
97	Hot Springs, AR	$82,100	$57,080	$94,430	$95,770
98	Sebastian, FL	$82,100	$51,650	$97,120	$83,510
99	Cape Coral, FL	$82,060	$53,600	$96,080	$80,180
100	College Station, TX	$82,060	$55,540	$95,100	$90,220
101	Albany, NY	$82,040	$57,600	$94,080	$82,400
102	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$82,010	$60,860	$92,440	$78,240
103	Visalia, CA	$81,930	$55,470	$94,950	$82,070
104	Saginaw, MI	$81,740	$58,430	$93,230	$89,930
105	Boise City, ID	$81,600	$53,230	$95,580	$82,930
106	North Port, FL	$81,540	$53,270	$95,470	$79,620
107	Madison, WI	$81,450	$59,840	$92,080	$83,720
108	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$81,450	$59,240	$92,370	$89,870
109	Buffalo, NY	$81,370	$59,860	$91,960	$84,900
110	Panama City, FL	$81,200	$51,020	$96,050	$83,460
111	Utica, NY	$81,180	$55,020	$94,060	$87,590
112	Bakersfield, CA	$81,140	$51,830	$95,560	$80,430
113	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$80,970	$54,700	$93,930	$87,840
114	Miami, FL	$80,830	$52,750	$94,660	$70,810
115	Albany, OR	$80,750	$53,040	$94,410	$79,090
116	Jonesboro, AR	$80,700	$53,750	$94,000	$93,970
117	Knoxville, TN	$80,600	$53,310	$94,040	$87,070
118	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$80,580	$60,010	$90,710	$91,130
119	Nashville, TN	$80,580	$53,870	$93,750	$83,640
120	Portland, ME	$80,580	$58,970	$91,230	$79,110
121	Sumter, SC	$80,580	$55,100	$93,120	$91,550
122	Yakima, WA	$80,580	$58,140	$91,620	$84,340
123	Niles, MI	$80,520	$58,550	$91,330	$87,170
124	Urban Honolulu, HI	$80,520	$56,830	$92,190	$72,570
125	Traverse City, MI	$80,500	$60,220	$90,480	$86,210
126	Greenville, SC	$80,410	$54,890	$93,000	$86,220
127	Houston, TX	$80,410	$50,630	$95,100	$81,530
128	Winston, NC	$80,350	$58,030	$91,330	$87,300
129	Altoona, PA	$80,330	$55,970	$92,310	$89,750
130	Milwaukee, WI	$80,330	$57,660	$91,480	$82,870
131	Helena, MT	$80,310	$58,360	$91,100	$83,940
132	Cheyenne, WY	$80,270	$56,760	$91,830	$83,190
133	Lincoln, NE	$80,250	$59,800	$90,310	$87,630
134	Youngstown, OH	$80,180	$53,390	$93,370	$91,750
135	Gulfport, MS	$80,100	$55,160	$92,390	$88,990
136	Eau Claire, WI	$80,040	$55,220	$92,250	$86,250
137	Grand Rapids, MI	$79,930	$54,410	$92,520	$83,660
138	Richmond, VA	$79,910	$54,560	$92,390	$81,660
139	Redding, CA	$79,850	$57,080	$91,060	$79,310
140	Florence, AL	$79,790	$46,320	$96,280	$94,070
141	Atlantic City, NJ	$79,730	$57,410	$90,710	$80,650
142	Ocala, FL	$79,710	$51,520	$93,600	$83,700
143	Lancaster, PA	$79,680	$55,490	$91,580	$81,090
144	Bozeman, MT	$79,600	$58,030	$90,230	$77,650
145	Las Cruces, NM	$79,560	$55,970	$91,190	$88,190
146	Medford, OR	$79,540	$54,930	$91,670	$78,420
147	Minot, ND	$79,250	$62,210	$87,630	$91,060
148	Lake Charles, LA	$79,230	$43,260	$96,950	$92,290
149	Rocky Mount, NC	$79,230	$50,020	$93,620	$90,020
150	McAllen, TX	$79,210	$52,830	$92,190	$92,220
151	Johnson City, TN	$79,100	$52,100	$92,410	$89,960
152	Fayetteville, AR	$78,770	$50,810	$92,540	$86,230
153	Tuscaloosa, AL	$78,750	$60,070	$87,960	$89,770
154	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$78,730	$59,160	$88,380	$90,850
155	Atlanta, GA	$78,690	$57,280	$89,210	$78,640
156	Charlotte, NC-SC	$78,690	$52,460	$91,620	$80,830
157	Kalamazoo, MI	$78,580	$56,180	$89,630	$82,860
158	Johnstown, PA	$78,560	$50,900	$92,190	$91,420
159	Appleton, WI	$78,310	$56,430	$89,090	$84,730
160	Kennewick, WA	$78,080	$49,380	$92,230	$78,020
161	Tampa, FL	$77,980	$53,290	$90,130	$77,290
162	Decatur, AL	$77,900	$53,810	$89,750	$89,320
163	Fort Wayne, IN	$77,830	$55,270	$88,940	$84,080
164	Jacksonville, FL	$77,830	$50,730	$91,190	$78,230
165	Olympia, WA	$77,830	$58,610	$87,320	$75,070
166	Pittsburgh, PA	$77,750	$52,120	$90,380	$82,130
167	New Orleans, LA	$77,670	$52,620	$90,000	$83,880
168	Lima, OH	$77,650	$55,830	$88,400	$86,600
169	Warner Robins, GA	$77,630	$57,010	$87,800	$82,770
170	Daphne, AL	$77,600	$49,840	$91,290	$81,950
171	Amarillo, TX	$77,540	$60,240	$86,070	$84,450
172	Harrisburg, PA	$77,500	$52,500	$89,790	$78,560
173	Lafayette, IN	$77,420	$51,210	$90,330	$82,860
174	Champaign, IL	$77,360	$58,720	$86,550	$83,450
175	Duluth, MN-WI	$77,270	$55,520	$87,960	$87,050
176	Asheville, NC	$77,250	$55,830	$87,800	$80,050
177	Iowa City, IA	$77,210	$56,780	$87,280	$84,370
178	St. Louis, MO-IL	$77,150	$54,450	$88,320	$81,140
179	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$77,130	$51,790	$89,610	$80,870
180	Janesville, WI	$77,060	$51,770	$89,520	$82,240
181	Roanoke, VA	$77,040	$53,960	$88,420	$82,290
182	Davenport, IA-IL	$76,920	$52,440	$88,960	$86,350
183	Huntsville, AL	$76,860	$51,880	$89,150	$82,580
184	Morgantown, WV	$76,810	$50,420	$89,810	$82,310
185	Flint, MI	$76,750	$44,680	$92,540	$82,500
186	Grand Island, NE	$76,750	$48,570	$90,630	$88,570
187	Fayetteville, NC	$76,610	$53,160	$88,150	$83,290
188	Crestview, FL	$76,520	$53,730	$87,760	$78,860
189	Lexington, KY	$76,500	$57,390	$85,920	$82,360
190	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$76,500	$51,730	$88,690	$88,560
191	Colorado Springs, CO	$76,480	$57,100	$86,030	$75,940
192	Orlando, FL	$76,440	$51,060	$88,920	$75,370
193	Lawton, OK	$76,320	$52,170	$88,210	$88,810
194	Beaumont, TX	$76,170	$55,120	$86,530	$84,590
195	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$76,110	$56,330	$85,840	$81,770
196	Brunswick, GA	$76,000	$50,400	$88,630	$86,650
197	Omaha, NE-IA	$75,980	$53,770	$86,920	$82,670
198	Athens, GA	$75,880	$60,550	$83,430	$81,290
199	Ogden, UT	$75,770	$49,480	$88,730	$75,510
200	Scranton, PA	$75,770	$52,060	$87,460	$80,990
201	Greeley, CO	$75,690	$58,970	$83,930	$75,560
202	Topeka, KS	$75,670	$48,280	$89,170	$85,190
203	Bloomington, IL	$75,520	$55,660	$85,300	$80,740
204	Greensboro, NC	$75,380	$50,810	$87,480	$81,170
205	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$75,380	$53,140	$86,340	$76,960
206	Parkersburg, WV	$75,320	$57,430	$84,140	$86,510
207	Lansing, MI	$75,210	$50,940	$87,170	$79,180
208	Wichita, KS	$75,190	$51,270	$86,990	$84,530
209	Decatur, IL	$75,150	$50,500	$87,300	$84,990
210	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$75,070	$51,940	$86,470	$87,400
211	Killeen, TX	$75,000	$54,390	$85,130	$82,300
212	Montgomery, AL	$74,940	$54,790	$84,880	$83,560
213	Lynchburg, VA	$74,900	$50,110	$87,130	$83,820
214	Columbia, MO	$74,880	$54,000	$85,160	$83,720
215	Casper, WY	$74,820	$48,320	$87,880	$79,740
216	Gainesville, FL	$74,780	$50,560	$86,690	$77,310
217	Austin, TX	$74,760	$52,670	$85,610	$76,230
218	Bowling Green, KY	$74,570	$56,800	$83,320	$82,690
219	Rockford, IL	$74,550	$46,450	$88,380	$80,900
220	Erie, PA	$74,420	$48,760	$87,070	$81,830
221	Terre Haute, IN	$74,340	$53,190	$84,760	$84,670
222	Winchester, VA-WV	$74,320	$49,550	$86,510	$77,060
223	Des Moines, IA	$74,130	$54,910	$83,570	$80,840
224	Cleveland, OH	$74,110	$51,150	$85,430	$78,910
225	Eugene, OR	$74,090	$56,640	$82,700	$72,950
226	Jackson, MS	$74,070	$51,650	$85,110	$83,180
227	Akron, OH	$74,030	$52,580	$84,590	$79,290
228	Palm Bay, FL	$74,010	$46,490	$87,570	$74,010
229	St. George, UT	$73,990	$48,260	$86,670	$76,030
230	Evansville, IN	$73,670	$48,170	$86,220	$80,490
231	Jefferson City, MO	$73,590	$50,170	$85,130	$83,650
232	South Bend, IN-MI	$73,440	$53,120	$83,450	$79,090
233	Lakeland, FL	$73,340	$50,110	$84,780	$75,500
234	Watertown, NY	$73,320	$49,150	$85,240	$83,610
235	Albany, GA	$73,300	$54,580	$82,510	$83,610
236	Springfield, MO	$73,300	$51,420	$84,070	$82,750
237	Burlington, NC	$73,200	$47,360	$85,920	$78,540
238	Charlottesville, VA	$73,170	$52,920	$83,140	$73,800
239	Columbus, OH	$72,970	$46,470	$86,030	$76,430
240	Indianapolis, IN	$72,920	$51,310	$83,550	$76,200
241	Brownsville, TX	$72,820	$46,380	$85,840	$84,700
242	Toledo, OH	$72,720	$49,520	$84,140	$79,510
243	Salt Lake City, UT	$72,700	$50,270	$83,760	$72,070
244	La Crosse, WI-MN	$72,610	$53,310	$82,120	$79,120
245	Spokane, WA	$72,220	$46,570	$84,840	$71,970
246	Augusta, GA-SC	$72,200	$54,430	$80,950	$78,560
247	Tucson, AZ	$72,200	$46,740	$84,720	$74,510
248	Phoenix, AZ	$72,180	$52,640	$81,790	$69,860
249	Little Rock, AR	$72,030	$48,110	$83,800	$80,600
250	Manhattan, KS	$71,910	$46,610	$84,360	$79,760
251	Raleigh, NC	$71,800	$45,240	$84,910	$73,150
252	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$71,780	$49,460	$82,760	$78,480
253	Cedar Rapids, IA	$71,680	$51,500	$81,600	$80,570
254	Jackson, TN	$71,680	$46,720	$83,970	$83,810
255	Charleston, WV	$71,610	$48,010	$83,260	$80,720
256	Columbia, SC	$71,360	$49,380	$82,180	$76,190
257	Wilmington, NC	$71,200	$50,150	$81,560	$73,840
258	Oklahoma City, OK	$71,180	$51,040	$81,100	$78,730
259	Macon, GA	$71,070	$57,570	$77,730	$80,280
260	Tyler, TX	$70,970	$48,980	$81,810	$77,010
261	Carson City, NV	$70,780	$46,680	$82,660	$72,130
262	Columbus, GA-AL	$70,720	$49,380	$81,220	$79,200
263	Joplin, MO-KS	$70,680	$46,510	$82,600	$82,460
264	Lubbock, TX	$70,620	$48,420	$81,540	$77,330
265	Hammond, LA	$70,570	$49,420	$80,970	$83,550
266	Green Bay, WI	$70,550	$53,410	$79,000	$75,790
267	Corpus Christi, TX	$70,470	$44,890	$83,080	$76,040
268	Las Vegas, NV	$70,470	$48,690	$81,180	$70,320
269	Dayton, OH	$70,320	$46,510	$82,060	$75,860
270	Clarksville, TN-KY	$70,220	$46,990	$81,660	$77,210
271	Provo, UT	$69,850	$46,590	$81,310	$71,110
272	Baton Rouge, LA	$69,740	$46,200	$81,350	$76,820
273	Dalton, GA	$69,510	$44,660	$81,760	$77,370
274	Kingsport, TN-VA	$69,310	$45,120	$81,200	$80,180
275	Tulsa, OK	$68,930	$44,570	$80,910	$77,260
276	Billings, MT	$68,910	$50,500	$77,980	$73,680
277	Dubuque, IA	$68,700	$51,190	$77,330	$78,670
278	Springfield, IL	$68,330	$43,510	$80,540	$73,680
279	Bismarck, ND	$68,200	$53,640	$75,380	$74,930
280	Monroe, LA	$68,140	$40,850	$81,580	$81,510
281	Savannah, GA	$68,140	$46,510	$78,810	$71,570
282	Fargo, ND-MN	$68,120	$48,480	$77,790	$74,960
283	Lafayette, LA	$68,120	$41,810	$81,080	$78,110
284	Tallahassee, FL	$68,080	$43,930	$79,980	$72,490
285	Albuquerque, NM	$67,700	$43,370	$79,680	$70,860
286	Slidell, LA	$67,640	$44,930	$78,830	$72,950
287	Wheeling, WV-OH	$67,580	$44,010	$79,190	$76,510
288	Arecibo, PR	$67,120	$35,240	$82,850	N/A
289	El Paso, TX	$66,870	$42,220	$79,000	$74,370
290	Aguadilla, PR	$66,730	$33,030	$83,320	N/A
291	Missoula, MT	$66,250	$46,130	$76,150	$68,690
292	Canton, OH	$66,080	$45,450	$76,250	$73,910
293	Hickory, NC	$65,770	$31,140	$82,830	$74,330
294	Beckley, WV	$65,730	$47,940	$74,510	$74,380
295	Reno, NV	$65,190	$43,390	$75,940	$64,540
296	Odessa, TX	$64,520	$36,960	$78,100	$68,710
297	Waterloo, IA	$63,940	$47,610	$71,990	$73,450
298	Longview, TX	$63,860	$40,830	$75,190	$71,360
299	Shreveport, LA	$63,290	$39,770	$74,880	$74,660
300	Pensacola, FL	$63,230	$41,890	$73,760	$64,710
301	Jacksonville, NC	$61,960	$37,110	$74,190	$67,290
302	Houma, LA	$57,600	$36,250	$68,120	$67,680
303	Great Falls, MT	$57,200	$40,410	$65,480	$59,060
304	Ponce, PR	$54,950	$31,800	$66,370	N/A
305	San Juan, PR	$49,980	$32,430	$58,640	N/A
306	Mayaguez, PR	$48,340	$34,240	$55,290	N/A
307	Abilene, TX	$47,220	$35,570	$52,960	$52,260

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About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Claims Adjuster, Examiner, and Investigator salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays claims adjusters the most?

San Francisco, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $105,960 a year, followed by San Jose, CA ($105,390), Merced, CA ($103,900), Bridgeport, CT ($102,710). The national mean is $80,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do claims adjusters earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Merced, CA ($105,720 at national prices, $103,900 nominal), Pueblo, CO ($102,050 at national prices, $93,640 nominal), Florence, SC ($101,740 at national prices, $88,280 nominal).

How much do claims adjusters make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $96,050; Los Angeles, CA: $89,810; Chicago, IL-IN: $82,680; Dallas, TX: $85,740; Houston, TX: $80,410 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do claims adjusters earn the least?

Of the 307 metro areas with their own estimate, Abilene, TX has the lowest mean wage, $47,220. At local prices that is worth $52,260.