State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In Iowa, $72,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.2%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
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
Iowa
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $72,640
- p25
- $60,830
- p75
- $81,960
- p10
- $50,360
- p90
- $102,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.