State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In South Dakota, $78,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.4% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+3.4%
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 Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,900
- p25
- $65,640
- p75
- $96,400
- p10
- $58,160
- p90
- $104,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.