State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $101,150. In West Virginia, $67,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 50.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.3%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.4%
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
West Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $67,290
- p25
- $56,570
- p75
- $88,710
- p10
- $45,650
- p90
- $106,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.