The highest-paying states for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $82,270, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $81,810). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $82,270 |
$46,050 | 1,220 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $81,810 |
$60,670 | 8,540 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $81,370 |
$58,820 | 3,220 |
| 4 | New York | $79,890 |
$49,270 | 16,970 |
| 5 | Oregon | $79,790 |
$51,530 | 2,270 |
| 6 | California | $79,650 |
$50,120 | 22,480 |
| 7 | Maryland | $79,370 |
$53,140 | 6,140 |
| 8 | Alaska | $78,250 |
$55,000 | 290 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $77,760 |
$49,360 | 6,280 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $77,640 |
$48,870 | 770 |
| 11 | Nevada | $76,920 |
$46,590 | 1,650 |
| 12 | Washington | $76,480 |
$49,500 | 5,580 |
| 13 | Delaware | $76,470 |
$51,830 | 780 |
| 14 | Alabama | $75,420 |
$45,130 | 3,820 |
| 15 | Georgia | $75,030 |
$49,250 | 13,240 |
| 16 | Louisiana | $75,030 |
$39,840 | 2,460 |
| 17 | Vermont | $73,660 |
$48,450 | 300 |
| 18 | Colorado | $73,470 |
$52,220 | 5,220 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $73,090 |
$45,880 | 760 |
| 20 | Texas | $72,770 |
$45,090 | 26,210 |
| 21 | South Carolina | $72,310 |
$39,290 | 2,550 |
| 22 | Virginia | $72,260 |
$46,530 | 4,120 |
| 23 | Kansas | $72,180 |
$47,130 | 2,830 |
| 24 | Virgin Islands | $71,120 |
$43,680 | 30 |
| 25 | Michigan | $70,690 |
$49,050 | 7,070 |
| 26 | Kentucky | $70,620 |
$43,890 | 3,330 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $68,140 |
$47,060 | 10,370 |
| 28 | Minnesota | $67,250 |
$51,120 | 5,390 |
| 29 | Idaho | $66,980 |
$36,790 | 1,570 |
| 30 | Maine | $66,530 |
$48,300 | 1,730 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $66,210 |
$24,730 | 190 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $65,960 |
$45,650 | 720 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $65,830 |
$38,050 | 13,500 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $65,670 |
$44,720 | 3,270 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $64,910 |
$35,030 | 1,150 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $64,620 |
$45,500 | 2,830 |
| 37 | Iowa | $64,500 |
$39,590 | 3,480 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $64,270 |
$37,640 | 1,510 |
| 39 | Utah | $64,270 |
$39,530 | 1,680 |
| 40 | Ohio | $63,980 |
$41,270 | 6,700 |
| 41 | Illinois | $63,910 |
$46,900 | 11,610 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $63,750 |
$40,170 | 6,850 |
| 43 | Florida | $63,580 |
$39,880 | 29,380 |
| 44 | District of Columbia | $63,490 |
$48,860 | 440 |
| 45 | Missouri | $63,300 |
$43,280 | 5,650 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $62,200 |
$44,720 | 2,110 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $61,960 |
$39,530 | 6,910 |
| 48 | North Dakota | $61,800 |
$38,190 | 680 |
| 49 | Montana | $61,760 |
$38,980 | 920 |
| 50 | Indiana | $61,620 |
$43,950 | 4,610 |
| 51 | Arizona | $59,390 |
$39,900 | 12,900 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $57,140 |
$36,340 | 1,060 |
| 53 | Guam | $45,010 |
$28,750 | 70 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $37,230 |
$22,860 | 2,240 |