State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In New Mexico, $67,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 48.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.9%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+24.9%
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
New Mexico
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $67,930
- p25
- $48,830
- p75
- $91,170
- p10
- $40,620
- p90
- $101,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.