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State comparison · 2025

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Illinois vs Maryland

Occupation

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
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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
See full breakdown for Maryland

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.