State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Illinois, $77,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 19.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.4%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-15.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $77,010
- p25
- $60,570
- p75
- $97,770
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $118,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Maryland
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $95,560
- p25
- $72,240
- p75
- $114,920
- p10
- $53,190
- p90
- $135,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.