State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs Tennessee
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Tennessee, $78,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 22.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.5%
Maryland vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+7.2%
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
Tennessee
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,010
- p25
- $60,940
- p75
- $97,560
- p10
- $47,310
- p90
- $108,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.