State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs Texas
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Texas, $78,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 21.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.3%
Maryland vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+12.1%
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
Texas
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $78,800
- p25
- $59,780
- p75
- $97,990
- p10
- $46,560
- p90
- $116,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.