State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs New Mexico
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In New Mexico, $67,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 40.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.7%
Maryland vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+23.5%
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
New Mexico
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $67,930
- p25
- $48,830
- p75
- $91,170
- p10
- $40,620
- p90
- $101,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.