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Claims Adjusters, Examiner, and Investigators Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

The annual salary statistics of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage information of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$45,650
25th Percentile Wage	$54,720
50th Percentile Wage	$66,210
75th Percentile Wage	$81,660
90th Percentile Wage	$96,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,650.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$66,210	8.00%	-1.15%
2021	$60,910	-17.96%	-
2020	$71,850	19.23%	-
2019	$58,030	6.46%	-
2018	$54,280	-26.62%	-
2017	$68,730	1.56%	-
2016	$67,660	13.29%	-
2015	$58,670	-4.41%	-
2014	$61,260	-13.19%	-
2013	$69,340	3.42%	-
2012	$66,970	-	-

Table 2. Compare Claims Adjusters, Examiner, and Investigators Salary in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area with Other South Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,210 in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Rapid City and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Rapid City	$79,700
Sioux Falls	$66,290
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$66,210
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$62,570
Sioux City	$61,570
Central South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$47,880