State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs North Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In North Dakota, $65,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.7% — not 46%.
Nominal pay gap
+46%
Maryland vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+23.7%
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
North Dakota
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $65,460
- p25
- $58,120
- p75
- $79,400
- p10
- $47,960
- p90
- $97,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.