State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Iowa vs Maryland
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Iowa, $72,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
-24%
Iowa vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-9.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $72,640
- p25
- $60,830
- p75
- $81,960
- p10
- $50,360
- p90
- $102,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.