State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In Kentucky, $73,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 37%.
Nominal pay gap
+37%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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
Kentucky
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $73,840
- p25
- $62,020
- p75
- $89,850
- p10
- $52,600
- p90
- $100,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.