State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs Michigan
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Michigan, $78,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.2%
Maryland vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+11%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Michigan
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,850
- p25
- $62,850
- p75
- $96,260
- p10
- $48,210
- p90
- $109,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.