State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: California vs District of Columbia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In California, $91,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 9.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.3%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $91,790
- p25
- $72,280
- p75
- $106,400
- p10
- $60,020
- p90
- $124,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
District of Columbia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $101,150
- p25
- $82,410
- p75
- $118,560
- p10
- $70,240
- p90
- $144,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.