State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In Illinois, $77,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.5% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+19.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Illinois
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $77,010
- p25
- $60,570
- p75
- $97,770
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $118,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.