The salary statistics of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $46,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators is $102,470. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $72,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $46,250. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 121% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,040 | 10.17% | 16.92% |
| 2021 | $64,710 | -5.29% | - |
| 2020 | $68,130 | 2.33% | - |
| 2019 | $66,540 | 1.31% | - |
| 2018 | $65,670 | 1.49% | - |
| 2017 | $64,690 | 1.58% | - |
| 2016 | $63,670 | 0.96% | - |
| 2015 | $63,060 | 1.21% | - |
| 2014 | $62,300 | 1.73% | - |
| 2013 | $61,220 | 2.24% | - |
| 2012 | $59,850 | - | - |
The average salaries of claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators in 16 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $87,090. The lowest paying sector is the information sector (annual salary $37,290).