State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs Mississippi
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Mississippi, $77,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 23.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.9%
Maryland vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+2.7%
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
Mississippi
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $77,100
- p25
- $58,910
- p75
- $93,230
- p10
- $48,680
- p90
- $100,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.