State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In Virginia, $74,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 36.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.2%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.3%
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
Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $74,240
- p25
- $60,930
- p75
- $94,420
- p10
- $49,140
- p90
- $109,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.