Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
United States. Estimated employment 324,230, with pages for 13 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 13-1031
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$78,000 · 50th
$48,85010th
$61,16025th
$78,00050th
$98,03075th
$117,04090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $95,980 | 14,840 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $93,200 | 230 |
| Binghamton, NY | $87,320 | 300 |
| Utica, NY | $82,720 | 220 |
| Rochester, NY | $82,080 | 470 |
| Syracuse, NY | $82,060 | 590 |
| Gainesville, GA | $78,610 | 110 |
| Atlanta, GA | $75,770 | 13,830 |
| Augusta, GA | $72,430 | 330 |
| Savannah, GA | $66,370 | 170 |
| Tucson, AZ | $66,170 | 650 |
| Albany, GA | $65,400 | 100 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $64,370 | 11,350 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 324,230 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 13-1031, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Mapped to our taxonomy as claims-adjusters-examiners-and-investigators.
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