Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary in U.S.
SOC 13-1031 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in U.S. is $76,790 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $36.92 per hour. 305,020 people work as Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in U.S.. Wages have grown 23% since 2014, when the median was $62,220.
Median Annual Salary
$76,790
Mean Annual
$78,770
Median Hourly
$36.92
Total Employed
305,020
Salary Distribution
$48k
10th
$60k
25th
$77k
Median
$96k
75th
$112k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance | $135,600 |
| Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair | $135,600 |
| Repair and Maintenance | $135,600 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | $121,690 |
| Natural Gas Distribution | $101,640 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $101,280 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | $101,280 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $101,280 |
| Rail Transportation | $97,040 |
| Rail Transportation | $97,040 |
| Postal Service (Federal Government) | $91,070 |
| Postal Service (Federal Government) | $91,070 |
| Utilities | $90,150 |
| Utilities | $90,150 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $89,860 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $89,860 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $86,940 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $86,940 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $86,940 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution | $85,890 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | $83,560 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $82,670 |
| Construction | $82,390 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $81,760 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $80,010 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $79,300 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $78,720 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $78,720 |
| Manufacturing | $78,670 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $78,380 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $78,070 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $77,330 |
| Home Health Care Services | $77,160 |
| Insurance Carriers | $76,800 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $76,100 |
| Finance and Insurance | $75,830 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $74,700 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $74,220 |
| Educational Services | $74,110 |
| Educational Services | $72,870 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $72,870 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $70,980 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $70,790 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $68,590 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $66,750 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $65,050 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $65,050 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $65,050 |
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles | $64,660 |
| Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds | $64,660 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $64,520 |
| Real Estate | $64,430 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $63,320 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $63,200 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $63,200 |
| Investigation and Security Services | $62,230 |
| Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services | $62,230 |
| Other Personal Services | $61,940 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | $61,940 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $60,730 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $60,370 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $60,240 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | $59,750 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $59,450 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $59,450 |
| Office Administrative Services | $59,400 |
| Temporary Help Services | $59,290 |
| Employment Services | $59,290 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $58,990 |
| Truck Transportation | $58,790 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $58,650 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) | $58,650 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $58,380 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $58,380 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $58,340 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $58,340 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $58,330 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $58,310 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $58,150 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $58,150 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $58,150 |
| Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $58,140 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $56,770 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $56,370 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $55,970 |
| Wholesale Trade | $55,480 |
| Offices of Physicians | $53,750 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | $52,680 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $51,960 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $51,960 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $51,920 |
| Support Activities for Transportation | $51,380 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | $50,750 |
| Retail Trade | $50,750 |
| Other Miscellaneous Retailers | $50,750 |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | $50,500 |
| Legal Services | $50,380 |
| Business Support Services | $50,290 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $48,780 |
| Hospitals | $48,780 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $46,170 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $46,170 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $45,810 |
| Other Support Services | $44,930 |
| Information | $44,080 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $44,070 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | $44,070 |
| Automobile Dealers | $41,620 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $37,400 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $31,790 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation | $31,790 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $76,790 |
| 2023 | $75,050 |
| 2022 | $72,230 |
| 2021 | $65,080 |
| 2020 | $68,270 |
| 2019 | $66,790 |
| 2018 | $65,900 |
| 2017 | $64,900 |
| 2016 | $63,680 |
| 2015 | $62,980 |
| 2014 | $62,220 |
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