State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs Montana
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Montana, $63,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
Maryland vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.8%
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
Montana
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $63,860
- p25
- $54,380
- p75
- $81,080
- p10
- $46,080
- p90
- $101,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.