State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs South Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In South Carolina, $75,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 26.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.8%
Maryland vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+13.1%
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
South Carolina
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $75,370
- p25
- $61,110
- p75
- $91,560
- p10
- $46,640
- p90
- $104,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.