State comparison · 2025
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary: Maryland vs West Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $95,560. In West Virginia, $67,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21% — not 42%.
Nominal pay gap
+42%
Maryland vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+21%
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
West Virginia
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Median
- $67,290
- p25
- $56,570
- p75
- $88,710
- p10
- $45,650
- p90
- $106,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.