Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary in the US
A claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earns a national median of $78,000 a year (mean $80,470) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #244 of 825.
How much does a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earn in the US?
A claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in the United States earns a median of $78,000 a year (mean $80,470), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 324,230 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-1031), ranked #244 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,000
per year
Mean
$80,470
per year
Employment
324,230
US workers
National rank
#244
of 825 by median
What a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators (SOC 13-1031) earns a median annual wage of $78,000 and a mean (average) of $80,470. The median is the midpoint — half of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earn more and half earn less — and is 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators is $78,000, and the mean (average) is $80,470. The median is the midpoint — half of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earn more and half earn less.
- How does claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,000, a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earns 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 324,230 claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators employed nationally (SOC 13-1031), across all industries.
- Where does this claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-1031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-1031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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