State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In North Carolina, $75,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 26.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.9%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+14%
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
North Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $75,310
- p25
- $57,990
- p75
- $95,100
- p10
- $48,200
- p90
- $108,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.