State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In South Carolina, $75,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 34.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.2%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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
South Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $75,370
- p25
- $61,110
- p75
- $91,560
- p10
- $46,640
- p90
- $104,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.