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State comparison · 2025

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

Occupation

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
See full breakdown for Iowa

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.