State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs Washington
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In Washington, $80,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 18.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.4%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+20.7%
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
Washington
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $80,700
- p25
- $64,750
- p75
- $100,610
- p10
- $50,080
- p90
- $122,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.