BLS OEWS May 2025

Claims Adjuster (field and desk) pay by metro

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Published metro medians, employment and location quotient, with a separate comparison against each area's all-occupations median.

Broader occupation

SOC 13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. BLS reports Claims Adjuster (field and desk) within a broader occupation. It does not publish separate wages for this exact title, credentials, seniority or industry. Compare the listed SOC duties with your actual role before using this range.

Highest published medians

Highest numeric medians, annual wages, BLS May 2025
MetroOccupation medianEmploymentLocation quotientAll-occupations medianWage ratio
Merced, CA$110,910400.24$47,2202.35 times
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$108,510700.30$60,0201.81 times
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,3403,3900.68$74,2601.42 times
Boulder, CO$103,080300.08$69,5801.48 times
Salinas, CA$101,9001500.39$47,3802.15 times
Barnstable Town, MA$100,480400.19$56,3601.78 times
Kingston, NY$100,430300.27$50,0202.01 times
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$99,6601000.24$51,6901.93 times
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$98,7004,2801.51$59,0701.67 times
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,2303700.16$84,0501.17 times

Lowest published medians

Lowest numeric medians, annual wages, BLS May 2025
MetroOccupation medianEmploymentLocation quotientAll-occupations medianWage ratio
Mayaguez, PR$35,220800.74$25,2701.39 times
Abilene, TX$35,580Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$44,3400.80 times
Ponce, PR$42,610700.51$26,9401.58 times
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,1302,3401.63$29,4401.60 times
Great Falls, MT$48,3301902.56$46,5101.04 times
Arecibo, PR$48,750500.65$26,1201.87 times
Jacksonville, NC$51,070400.37$40,2301.27 times
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,1002500.63$46,2401.21 times
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$56,640900.53$45,6101.24 times
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,780900.27$45,2201.28 times

Pay relative to local wages

The wage ratio divides this occupation's median by the all-occupations median in the same area and pay unit. It is simple arithmetic on two BLS values, not a cost-of-living adjustment or a title-specific premium. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not pay. Ratios are not calculated from top-coded or suppressed medians.

Occupation median relative to all occupations, highest ratio first, annual wages, BLS May 2025
MetroOccupation medianEmploymentLocation quotientAll-occupations medianWage ratio
Aguadilla, PR$63,010400.39$26,4802.38 times
Merced, CA$110,910400.24$47,2202.35 times
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$83,7801100.18$35,8302.34 times
Hot Springs, AR$81,330500.62$36,5402.23 times
Auburn-Opelika, AL$85,990300.21$39,0702.20 times
Hattiesburg, MS$81,330400.31$37,7502.15 times
Salinas, CA$101,9001500.39$47,3802.15 times
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$80,9301000.33$37,9302.13 times
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$81,700400.35$39,7402.06 times
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$78,560600.33$38,5202.04 times
Florence, SC$88,710600.31$43,5202.04 times
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$73,9201000.29$36,4902.03 times
Mobile, AL$94,7405501.54$47,0002.02 times
Kingston, NY$100,430300.27$50,0202.01 times
Idaho Falls, ID$93,640300.18$46,8002.00 times
Fort Smith, AR-OK$77,7601000.51$39,5601.97 times
Las Cruces, NM$82,250700.42$42,0701.96 times
Stockton-Lodi, CA$95,4902800.47$48,9901.95 times
Lake Charles, LA$88,710300.15$45,7001.94 times
Bloomington, IN$92,410700.45$47,6601.94 times
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$99,6601000.24$51,6901.93 times
Jonesboro, AR$81,330700.52$42,2401.93 times
Dover, DE$89,610800.56$46,6901.92 times
Cleveland, TN$76,550400.39$40,2301.90 times
Lawrence, KS$90,170300.32$47,3901.90 times
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,9401,4100.39$48,4001.90 times
Johnson City, TN$82,300500.27$43,4801.89 times
Fresno, CA$87,9105500.55$46,9101.87 times
Arecibo, PR$48,750500.65$26,1201.87 times
Glens Falls, NY$91,520500.46$49,0901.86 times
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$95,150800.25$51,4401.85 times
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$93,2002300.40$50,9901.83 times
Santa Fe, NM$89,010500.35$48,7101.83 times
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$79,2502800.86$43,4701.82 times
Rocky Mount, NC$79,770400.36$43,9601.81 times
Amarillo, TX$80,8501300.51$44,5801.81 times
Johnstown, PA$79,980500.48$44,1101.81 times
Visalia, CA$81,720600.18$45,1301.81 times
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$108,510700.30$60,0201.81 times
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$80,9703000.65$44,9401.80 times
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$79,000400.22$43,8501.80 times
Salisbury, MD$86,900400.38$48,7101.78 times
Lawton, OK$75,050400.44$42,0901.78 times
Barnstable Town, MA$100,480400.19$56,3601.78 times
Altoona, PA$78,850300.27$44,2701.78 times
Jackson, MI$84,810600.49$47,7601.78 times
Birmingham, AL$84,6401,5101.40$47,7701.77 times
Saginaw, MI$81,8301300.79$46,2001.77 times
Kenosha, WI$85,560400.25$48,3101.77 times
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$81,330300.23$46,0601.77 times
Binghamton, NY$87,3203001.47$49,4601.77 times
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$79,390700.35$45,0301.76 times
Youngstown-Warren, OH$77,1901000.29$43,8001.76 times
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$82,8801901.19$47,0301.76 times
York-Hanover, PA$84,5901000.26$48,1701.76 times
Elizabethtown, KY$82,200500.44$46,8101.76 times
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$89,070400.14$50,7701.75 times
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$83,2201100.50$47,4401.75 times
Naples-Marco Island, FL$83,7801300.36$47,8001.75 times
Sumter, SC$75,160400.56$42,8901.75 times
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$95,730600.29$54,7301.75 times
Vineland, NJ$84,180700.53$48,1901.75 times
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$86,530700.68$49,5401.75 times
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$81,8304,8602.07$47,0101.74 times
Ocala, FL$76,4001000.38$43,9901.74 times
Springfield, MA$89,9902700.64$51,9301.73 times
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$78,730300.26$45,4801.73 times
Rapid City, SD$79,7801400.91$46,2701.72 times
Yakima, WA$82,380500.27$47,8101.72 times
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$79,620500.34$46,3301.72 times
College Station-Bryan, TX$76,400300.12$44,4701.72 times
Knoxville, TN$80,8204400.50$47,0801.72 times
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$80,1602800.45$46,7801.71 times
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$76,4003501.19$44,6001.71 times
Gainesville, GA$78,6101100.52$45,9001.71 times
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$81,4207900.64$47,5701.71 times
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$96,9701500.36$56,8501.71 times
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$71,300400.41$41,9401.70 times
Lima, OH$80,130400.37$47,1701.70 times
Bangor, ME$81,330400.27$47,9601.70 times
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$83,0202900.37$48,9901.69 times
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$78,9505200.91$46,6101.69 times
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$78,8304300.47$46,5801.69 times
Fayetteville, NC$77,1601400.52$45,6201.69 times
Utica-Rome, NY$82,7202200.90$48,9701.69 times
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$79,9704600.65$47,4401.69 times
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$80,0502900.83$47,5201.68 times
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,8504500.35$46,8901.68 times
Flint, MI$76,8901200.44$45,8801.68 times
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$70,180Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$42,0001.67 times
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$98,7004,2801.51$59,0701.67 times
Decatur, AL$77,000300.27$46,2801.66 times
Niles, MI$76,400600.46$45,9801.66 times
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,8402600.37$47,4701.66 times
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$80,3801000.38$48,5101.66 times
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$81,3303700.45$49,1501.65 times
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$76,5605801.09$46,3301.65 times
Tuscaloosa, AL$74,670600.28$45,2201.65 times
Wausau, WI$80,4302001.36$48,7901.65 times
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$78,9005701.54$47,9701.64 times
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,6303,3801.15$46,6301.64 times
Lubbock, TX$69,2001200.34$42,1301.64 times
Lancaster, PA$78,9802900.56$48,2101.64 times
St. George, UT$73,880500.29$45,1401.64 times
Bowling Green, KY$73,6601400.80$45,0401.64 times
Ann Arbor, MI$90,470600.14$55,3801.63 times
Salem, OR$90,2705001.27$55,3101.63 times
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$77,0209301.00$47,2901.63 times
Winston-Salem, NC$75,3101,4302.53$46,3801.62 times
Modesto, CA$82,140900.22$50,6101.62 times
Jackson, MS$69,5307601.35$42,8501.62 times
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$78,7305,2100.89$48,6401.62 times
Manchester-Nashua, NH$91,4302900.70$56,5301.62 times
Bellingham, WA$93,400600.30$57,8201.62 times
Morgantown, WV$76,400300.22$47,3501.61 times
Spartanburg, SC$76,8801000.29$47,6501.61 times
Erie, PA$71,7201700.67$44,4601.61 times
Traverse City, MI$76,5401000.68$47,4701.61 times
El Paso, TX$63,7002200.32$39,5101.61 times
Fort Wayne, IN$76,8803600.77$47,7001.61 times
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$82,8908,6301.02$51,4401.61 times
Minot, ND$78,850300.49$48,9401.61 times
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$86,3601,3100.88$53,6801.61 times
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$78,290600.29$48,7801.60 times
Albany, OR$79,660400.43$49,7001.60 times
Rochester, NY$82,0804700.46$51,2101.60 times
Greensboro-High Point, NC$74,6303700.49$46,5701.60 times
Monroe, LA$61,110600.30$38,1501.60 times
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$73,8801,2202.21$46,1401.60 times
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,1302,3401.63$29,4401.60 times
Athens-Clarke County, GA$65,800800.39$41,2201.60 times
Montgomery, AL$71,7105401.57$44,9501.60 times
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,8202,8900.42$49,4101.60 times
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$89,0707,5400.58$55,8501.59 times
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$77,9907,2402.40$48,9401.59 times
St. Joseph, MO-KS$75,440600.53$47,3501.59 times
Lexington-Fayette, KY$77,3105600.93$48,6201.59 times
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,7402800.33$61,4701.59 times
Roanoke, VA$74,8806301.96$47,1401.59 times
Huntsville, AL$82,1201300.23$51,7401.59 times
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$73,7801500.55$46,5401.59 times
Rockford, IL$74,6601600.54$47,1201.58 times
Ogden, UT$77,4501600.28$48,9001.58 times
Ponce, PR$42,610700.51$26,9401.58 times
Evansville, IN$73,560700.26$46,5401.58 times
Asheville, NC$73,920800.20$46,8701.58 times
Vallejo, CA$92,4102800.95$58,6201.58 times
Redding, CA$77,0703302.21$48,9201.58 times
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$72,4303300.68$45,9901.57 times
Jacksonville, FL$76,8602,1801.36$48,8301.57 times
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$78,6802,4600.87$49,9901.57 times
Eau Claire, WI$75,610900.48$48,1001.57 times
Appleton, WI$78,4502701.03$49,9101.57 times
Grand Forks, ND-MN$78,070300.30$49,7601.57 times
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$74,510500.19$47,5101.57 times
Peoria, IL$77,7403000.88$49,5901.57 times
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,98014,8400.75$61,4301.56 times
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$79,7702,6201.53$51,1601.56 times
Boise City, ID$76,4008701.06$49,1001.56 times
Medford, OR$77,610600.33$49,9001.56 times
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$73,920300.37$47,6001.55 times
Pueblo, CO$75,970800.59$48,9401.55 times
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$78,8102,0401.83$50,7901.55 times
Syracuse, NY$82,0605900.95$52,9901.55 times
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,0303,3901.48$50,3901.55 times
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,6401,8300.80$50,1701.55 times
Lincoln, NE$76,9707001.84$49,8001.55 times
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$75,7403000.60$49,0301.54 times
Janesville-Beloit, WI$74,650500.36$48,3901.54 times
Hammond, LA$59,300600.65$38,4801.54 times
Pittsburgh, PA$76,4401,7400.75$49,6501.54 times
Killeen-Temple, TX$71,7802200.71$46,6601.54 times
Kansas City, MO-KS$78,0903,6901.61$50,8201.54 times
Duluth, MN-WI$76,8001200.46$50,0001.54 times
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,1007701.11$49,6101.53 times
Toledo, OH$73,9202500.42$48,2201.53 times
Lexington Park, MD$98,060400.26$63,9901.53 times
Richmond, VA$78,7801,7901.30$51,4601.53 times
Burlington, NC$67,290500.32$44,0101.53 times
Longview-Kelso, WA$87,630300.38$57,4201.53 times
Tyler, TX$64,910700.29$42,6501.52 times
Omaha, NE-IA$75,5701,6301.57$49,6601.52 times
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$73,920800.24$48,6301.52 times
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$79,0603,2800.83$52,0801.52 times
St. Louis, MO-IL$75,8403,1701.13$49,9901.52 times
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$73,5301800.48$48,5501.51 times
Grand Island, NE$74,550300.42$49,4101.51 times
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$68,250600.22$45,2401.51 times
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$79,1604000.60$52,5101.51 times
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,5107001.54$52,8001.51 times
Reading, PA$74,3902800.76$49,4401.50 times
Bend, OR$82,040900.42$54,5701.50 times
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$86,200400.16$57,3701.50 times
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,5606,8501.13$54,3101.50 times
Beckley, WV$62,830900.97$41,8501.50 times
Clarksville, TN-KY$67,2901200.55$44,8601.50 times
Albany, GA$65,4001000.81$43,6201.50 times
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$72,5101,9101.34$48,3701.50 times
Tallahassee, FL$69,6904801.24$46,5201.50 times
Akron, OH$73,1501,0001.51$48,8401.50 times
Warner Robins, GA$72,470900.59$48,6001.49 times
Wichita, KS$70,9405600.87$47,6301.49 times
Iowa City, IA$74,330800.43$50,0601.48 times
Gainesville, FL$69,7602700.85$47,0201.48 times
Boulder, CO$103,080300.08$69,5801.48 times
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,77013,8302.29$51,1701.48 times
Cheyenne, WY$76,250800.79$51,5401.48 times
Decatur, IL$75,660600.60$51,2901.48 times
Helena, MT$81,0802602.84$55,0401.47 times
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$87,9102,5601.13$59,7501.47 times
Champaign-Urbana, IL$74,590400.18$50,7001.47 times
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$92,920700.37$63,2001.47 times
Dalton, GA$62,030500.37$42,2101.47 times
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$67,2901,0901.46$45,7901.47 times
Cedar Rapids, IA$72,4703201.11$49,3601.47 times
Lafayette, LA$60,9501500.41$41,7801.46 times
Jackson, TN$65,300800.44$44,7901.46 times
Anchorage, AK$87,6701900.50$60,2001.46 times
Columbus, GA-AL$63,4003701.54$43,5401.46 times
Columbia, SC$67,2901,7902.18$46,4301.45 times
Wheeling, WV-OH$63,880500.41$44,2501.44 times
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$84,5502,8400.89$58,6901.44 times
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,6409,0800.96$54,7201.44 times
New Haven, CT$86,1902700.46$60,0601.44 times
Topeka, KS$70,7103801.58$49,5401.43 times
Corpus Christi, TX$64,720900.23$45,3501.43 times
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,7102,1002.49$51,8201.42 times
Jefferson City, MO$68,3101701.03$48,0301.42 times
Portland-South Portland, ME$80,9507701.28$56,9601.42 times
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,3403,3900.68$74,2601.42 times
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$85,0202,2201.77$59,9401.42 times
Charleston, WV$65,0003301.53$45,8301.42 times
Bozeman, MT$77,6701100.75$54,8301.42 times
Tulsa, OK$65,9508800.92$46,6701.41 times
Lynchburg, VA$65,1901200.59$46,1901.41 times
Casper, WY$68,950300.36$48,8801.41 times
Manhattan, KS$64,740Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$45,9001.41 times
Savannah, GA$66,3701700.41$47,2401.40 times
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$84,9302000.28$60,7201.40 times
Madison, WI$81,2001,4001.65$58,0801.40 times
Mayaguez, PR$35,220800.74$25,2701.39 times
Worcester, MA$80,5607100.97$57,8301.39 times
Springfield, MO$63,6403900.84$45,7801.39 times
Wilmington, NC$63,4701100.27$45,8001.39 times
Tucson, AZ$66,1706500.80$47,7601.39 times
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$68,2901,3800.87$49,4301.38 times
Urban Honolulu, HI$78,9707700.83$57,2201.38 times
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$80,0701,2101.29$58,4601.37 times
Joplin, MO-KS$61,480400.20$44,9801.37 times
Kennewick-Richland, WA$78,090500.19$57,2901.36 times
Columbia, MO$64,2502801.25$47,2601.36 times
Colorado Springs, CO$71,5801,4502.20$52,7101.36 times
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,1601,7300.69$60,6901.35 times
Eugene-Springfield, OR$67,2001900.57$49,6801.35 times
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,8901400.70$43,7101.35 times
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,7302,5101.06$46,6701.34 times
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$74,2401100.31$55,3101.34 times
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,730600.35$48,2601.34 times
Oklahoma City, OK$63,3201,4601.03$47,2301.34 times
Longview, TX$59,990900.37$45,1501.33 times
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$88,3903,3800.60$66,6201.33 times
Terre Haute, IN$59,510400.29$44,8701.33 times
Canton-Massillon, OH$60,6901600.47$45,8101.32 times
Bloomington, IL$70,400Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$53,1401.32 times
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$78,4604,2801.05$59,3201.32 times
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$72,2805401.01$54,6601.32 times
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,5905701.03$46,7001.32 times
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$64,9602,3401.01$49,3401.32 times
Missoula, MT$62,8502101.48$47,8301.31 times
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$83,4207701.54$63,4901.31 times
Albuquerque, NM$62,9909501.13$48,0601.31 times
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$74,2901,7800.66$56,9501.30 times
Macon-Bibb County, GA$58,9101,5807.96$45,1601.30 times
Winchester, VA-WV$61,240400.27$47,0701.30 times
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,2501400.42$44,8201.30 times
Dubuque, IA$62,9302301.89$48,7501.29 times
Baton Rouge, LA$62,8001,2401.46$48,7101.29 times
Billings, MT$63,0101500.75$49,0601.28 times
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,9303,5801.07$62,3201.28 times
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,780900.27$45,2201.28 times
Jacksonville, NC$51,070400.37$40,2301.27 times
Cleveland, OH$63,6203,2601.52$50,1401.27 times
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$78,4609103.36$61,9601.27 times
Fargo, ND-MN$64,4204501.45$51,0501.26 times
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,5802800.44$48,0101.26 times
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$64,37011,3502.29$51,3801.25 times
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,3401400.79$47,4301.25 times
Columbus, OH$64,1803,3001.43$51,3401.25 times
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$56,640900.53$45,6101.24 times
Ithaca, NY$72,030300.31$58,1301.24 times
Green Bay, WI$61,8606001.65$49,9401.24 times
Springfield, IL$65,0002201.06$52,6701.23 times
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,4403300.42$49,9801.23 times
Odessa, TX$59,710400.24$48,5901.23 times
Raleigh-Cary, NC$63,8109900.64$51,9901.23 times
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$67,7001,8101.05$55,2401.23 times
Reno, NV$60,5105100.89$49,6601.22 times
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,1002500.63$46,2401.21 times
Greeley, CO$66,5702400.94$55,0701.21 times
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,5902,6000.40$71,0601.19 times
Charlottesville, VA$65,050500.21$55,1801.18 times
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,2303700.16$84,0501.17 times
Bismarck, ND$60,7101601.09$52,5601.16 times
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$83,2003,8400.88$72,6101.15 times
Carson City, NV$62,900400.53$56,6801.11 times
Great Falls, MT$48,3301902.56$46,5101.04 times
Abilene, TX$35,580Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$44,3400.80 times

All published metro medians

Every numeric metro median, highest first, annual wages, BLS May 2025
MetroOccupation medianEmploymentLocation quotientAll-occupations medianWage ratio
Merced, CA$110,910400.24$47,2202.35 times
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$108,510700.30$60,0201.81 times
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,3403,3900.68$74,2601.42 times
Boulder, CO$103,080300.08$69,5801.48 times
Salinas, CA$101,9001500.39$47,3802.15 times
Barnstable Town, MA$100,480400.19$56,3601.78 times
Kingston, NY$100,430300.27$50,0202.01 times
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$99,6601000.24$51,6901.93 times
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$98,7004,2801.51$59,0701.67 times
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$98,2303700.16$84,0501.17 times
Lexington Park, MD$98,060400.26$63,9901.53 times
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,7402800.33$61,4701.59 times
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$96,9701500.36$56,8501.71 times
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95,98014,8400.75$61,4301.56 times
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$95,730600.29$54,7301.75 times
Stockton-Lodi, CA$95,4902800.47$48,9901.95 times
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$95,150800.25$51,4401.85 times
Mobile, AL$94,7405501.54$47,0002.02 times
Idaho Falls, ID$93,640300.18$46,8002.00 times
Bellingham, WA$93,400600.30$57,8201.62 times
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$93,2002300.40$50,9901.83 times
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$92,920700.37$63,2001.47 times
Bloomington, IN$92,410700.45$47,6601.94 times
Vallejo, CA$92,4102800.95$58,6201.58 times
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$91,9401,4100.39$48,4001.90 times
Glens Falls, NY$91,520500.46$49,0901.86 times
Manchester-Nashua, NH$91,4302900.70$56,5301.62 times
Ann Arbor, MI$90,470600.14$55,3801.63 times
Salem, OR$90,2705001.27$55,3101.63 times
Lawrence, KS$90,170300.32$47,3901.90 times
Springfield, MA$89,9902700.64$51,9301.73 times
Dover, DE$89,610800.56$46,6901.92 times
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$89,0707,5400.58$55,8501.59 times
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$89,070400.14$50,7701.75 times
Santa Fe, NM$89,010500.35$48,7101.83 times
Florence, SC$88,710600.31$43,5202.04 times
Lake Charles, LA$88,710300.15$45,7001.94 times
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$88,3903,3800.60$66,6201.33 times
Fresno, CA$87,9105500.55$46,9101.87 times
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$87,9102,5601.13$59,7501.47 times
Anchorage, AK$87,6701900.50$60,2001.46 times
Longview-Kelso, WA$87,630300.38$57,4201.53 times
Binghamton, NY$87,3203001.47$49,4601.77 times
Salisbury, MD$86,900400.38$48,7101.78 times
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$86,530700.68$49,5401.75 times
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$86,3601,3100.88$53,6801.61 times
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$86,200400.16$57,3701.50 times
New Haven, CT$86,1902700.46$60,0601.44 times
Auburn-Opelika, AL$85,990300.21$39,0702.20 times
Kenosha, WI$85,560400.25$48,3101.77 times
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$85,0202,2201.77$59,9401.42 times
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$84,9302000.28$60,7201.40 times
Jackson, MI$84,810600.49$47,7601.78 times
Birmingham, AL$84,6401,5101.40$47,7701.77 times
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,5902,6000.40$71,0601.19 times
York-Hanover, PA$84,5901000.26$48,1701.76 times
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$84,5502,8400.89$58,6901.44 times
Vineland, NJ$84,180700.53$48,1901.75 times
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$83,7801100.18$35,8302.34 times
Naples-Marco Island, FL$83,7801300.36$47,8001.75 times
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$83,4207701.54$63,4901.31 times
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$83,2201100.50$47,4401.75 times
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$83,2003,8400.88$72,6101.15 times
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$83,0202900.37$48,9901.69 times
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$82,8908,6301.02$51,4401.61 times
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$82,8801901.19$47,0301.76 times
Utica-Rome, NY$82,7202200.90$48,9701.69 times
Yakima, WA$82,380500.27$47,8101.72 times
Johnson City, TN$82,300500.27$43,4801.89 times
Las Cruces, NM$82,250700.42$42,0701.96 times
Elizabethtown, KY$82,200500.44$46,8101.76 times
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,1601,7300.69$60,6901.35 times
Modesto, CA$82,140900.22$50,6101.62 times
Huntsville, AL$82,1201300.23$51,7401.59 times
Rochester, NY$82,0804700.46$51,2101.60 times
Syracuse, NY$82,0605900.95$52,9901.55 times
Bend, OR$82,040900.42$54,5701.50 times
Saginaw, MI$81,8301300.79$46,2001.77 times
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$81,8304,8602.07$47,0101.74 times
Visalia, CA$81,720600.18$45,1301.81 times
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$81,700400.35$39,7402.06 times
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,5606,8501.13$54,3101.50 times
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$81,4207900.64$47,5701.71 times
Bangor, ME$81,330400.27$47,9601.70 times
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$81,3303700.45$49,1501.65 times
Hattiesburg, MS$81,330400.31$37,7502.15 times
Hot Springs, AR$81,330500.62$36,5402.23 times
Jonesboro, AR$81,330700.52$42,2401.93 times
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$81,330300.23$46,0601.77 times
Madison, WI$81,2001,4001.65$58,0801.40 times
Helena, MT$81,0802602.84$55,0401.47 times
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$80,9703000.65$44,9401.80 times
Portland-South Portland, ME$80,9507701.28$56,9601.42 times
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$80,9301000.33$37,9302.13 times
Amarillo, TX$80,8501300.51$44,5801.81 times
Knoxville, TN$80,8204400.50$47,0801.72 times
Worcester, MA$80,5607100.97$57,8301.39 times
Wausau, WI$80,4302001.36$48,7901.65 times
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$80,3801000.38$48,5101.66 times
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$80,1602800.45$46,7801.71 times
Lima, OH$80,130400.37$47,1701.70 times
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$80,0701,2101.29$58,4601.37 times
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$80,0502900.83$47,5201.68 times
Johnstown, PA$79,980500.48$44,1101.81 times
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$79,9704600.65$47,4401.69 times
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,9303,5801.07$62,3201.28 times
Rapid City, SD$79,7801400.91$46,2701.72 times
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$79,7702,6201.53$51,1601.56 times
Rocky Mount, NC$79,770400.36$43,9601.81 times
Albany, OR$79,660400.43$49,7001.60 times
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$79,620500.34$46,3301.72 times
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,5107001.54$52,8001.51 times
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$79,390700.35$45,0301.76 times
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$79,2502800.86$43,4701.82 times
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$79,1604000.60$52,5101.51 times
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$79,0603,2800.83$52,0801.52 times
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$79,000400.22$43,8501.80 times
Lancaster, PA$78,9802900.56$48,2101.64 times
Urban Honolulu, HI$78,9707700.83$57,2201.38 times
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$78,9505200.91$46,6101.69 times
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$78,9005701.54$47,9701.64 times
Altoona, PA$78,850300.27$44,2701.78 times
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,8504500.35$46,8901.68 times
Minot, ND$78,850300.49$48,9401.61 times
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,8402600.37$47,4701.66 times
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$78,8304300.47$46,5801.69 times
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,8202,8900.42$49,4101.60 times
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$78,8102,0401.83$50,7901.55 times
Richmond, VA$78,7801,7901.30$51,4601.53 times
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$78,7305,2100.89$48,6401.62 times
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$78,730300.26$45,4801.73 times
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$78,6802,4600.87$49,9901.57 times
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,6409,0800.96$54,7201.44 times
Gainesville, GA$78,6101100.52$45,9001.71 times
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$78,560600.33$38,5202.04 times
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$78,4604,2801.05$59,3201.32 times
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$78,4609103.36$61,9601.27 times
Appleton, WI$78,4502701.03$49,9101.57 times
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$78,290600.29$48,7801.60 times
Kansas City, MO-KS$78,0903,6901.61$50,8201.54 times
Kennewick-Richland, WA$78,090500.19$57,2901.36 times
Grand Forks, ND-MN$78,070300.30$49,7601.57 times
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,0303,3901.48$50,3901.55 times
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$77,9907,2402.40$48,9401.59 times
Fort Smith, AR-OK$77,7601000.51$39,5601.97 times
Peoria, IL$77,7403000.88$49,5901.57 times
Bozeman, MT$77,6701100.75$54,8301.42 times
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,6401,8300.80$50,1701.55 times
Medford, OR$77,610600.33$49,9001.56 times
Ogden, UT$77,4501600.28$48,9001.58 times
Lexington-Fayette, KY$77,3105600.93$48,6201.59 times
Youngstown-Warren, OH$77,1901000.29$43,8001.76 times
Fayetteville, NC$77,1601400.52$45,6201.69 times
Redding, CA$77,0703302.21$48,9201.58 times
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$77,0209301.00$47,2901.63 times
Decatur, AL$77,000300.27$46,2801.66 times
Lincoln, NE$76,9707001.84$49,8001.55 times
Flint, MI$76,8901200.44$45,8801.68 times
Fort Wayne, IN$76,8803600.77$47,7001.61 times
Spartanburg, SC$76,8801000.29$47,6501.61 times
Jacksonville, FL$76,8602,1801.36$48,8301.57 times
Duluth, MN-WI$76,8001200.46$50,0001.54 times
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$76,6303,3801.15$46,6301.64 times
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$76,5605801.09$46,3301.65 times
Cleveland, TN$76,550400.39$40,2301.90 times
Traverse City, MI$76,5401000.68$47,4701.61 times
Pittsburgh, PA$76,4401,7400.75$49,6501.54 times
Boise City, ID$76,4008701.06$49,1001.56 times
College Station-Bryan, TX$76,400300.12$44,4701.72 times
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$76,4003501.19$44,6001.71 times
Morgantown, WV$76,400300.22$47,3501.61 times
Niles, MI$76,400600.46$45,9801.66 times
Ocala, FL$76,4001000.38$43,9901.74 times
Cheyenne, WY$76,250800.79$51,5401.48 times
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,1007701.11$49,6101.53 times
Pueblo, CO$75,970800.59$48,9401.55 times
St. Louis, MO-IL$75,8403,1701.13$49,9901.52 times
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,77013,8302.29$51,1701.48 times
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$75,7403000.60$49,0301.54 times
Decatur, IL$75,660600.60$51,2901.48 times
Eau Claire, WI$75,610900.48$48,1001.57 times
Omaha, NE-IA$75,5701,6301.57$49,6601.52 times
St. Joseph, MO-KS$75,440600.53$47,3501.59 times
Winston-Salem, NC$75,3101,4302.53$46,3801.62 times
Sumter, SC$75,160400.56$42,8901.75 times
Lawton, OK$75,050400.44$42,0901.78 times
Roanoke, VA$74,8806301.96$47,1401.59 times
Tuscaloosa, AL$74,670600.28$45,2201.65 times
Rockford, IL$74,6601600.54$47,1201.58 times
Janesville-Beloit, WI$74,650500.36$48,3901.54 times
Greensboro-High Point, NC$74,6303700.49$46,5701.60 times
Champaign-Urbana, IL$74,590400.18$50,7001.47 times
Grand Island, NE$74,550300.42$49,4101.51 times
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$74,510500.19$47,5101.57 times
Reading, PA$74,3902800.76$49,4401.50 times
Iowa City, IA$74,330800.43$50,0601.48 times
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$74,2901,7800.66$56,9501.30 times
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$74,2401100.31$55,3101.34 times
Asheville, NC$73,920800.20$46,8701.58 times
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$73,920800.24$48,6301.52 times
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$73,9201000.29$36,4902.03 times
Toledo, OH$73,9202500.42$48,2201.53 times
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$73,920300.37$47,6001.55 times
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$73,8801,2202.21$46,1401.60 times
St. George, UT$73,880500.29$45,1401.64 times
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$73,7801500.55$46,5401.59 times
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,7102,1002.49$51,8201.42 times
Bowling Green, KY$73,6601400.80$45,0401.64 times
Evansville, IN$73,560700.26$46,5401.58 times
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$73,5301800.48$48,5501.51 times
Akron, OH$73,1501,0001.51$48,8401.50 times
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$72,5101,9101.34$48,3701.50 times
Cedar Rapids, IA$72,4703201.11$49,3601.47 times
Warner Robins, GA$72,470900.59$48,6001.49 times
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$72,4303300.68$45,9901.57 times
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$72,2805401.01$54,6601.32 times
Ithaca, NY$72,030300.31$58,1301.24 times
Killeen-Temple, TX$71,7802200.71$46,6601.54 times
Erie, PA$71,7201700.67$44,4601.61 times
Montgomery, AL$71,7105401.57$44,9501.60 times
Colorado Springs, CO$71,5801,4502.20$52,7101.36 times
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$71,300400.41$41,9401.70 times
Wichita, KS$70,9405600.87$47,6301.49 times
Topeka, KS$70,7103801.58$49,5401.43 times
Bloomington, IL$70,400Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$53,1401.32 times
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$70,180Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$42,0001.67 times
Gainesville, FL$69,7602700.85$47,0201.48 times
Tallahassee, FL$69,6904801.24$46,5201.50 times
Jackson, MS$69,5307601.35$42,8501.62 times
Lubbock, TX$69,2001200.34$42,1301.64 times
Casper, WY$68,950300.36$48,8801.41 times
Jefferson City, MO$68,3101701.03$48,0301.42 times
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$68,2901,3800.87$49,4301.38 times
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$68,250600.22$45,2401.51 times
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$67,7001,8101.05$55,2401.23 times
Burlington, NC$67,290500.32$44,0101.53 times
Clarksville, TN-KY$67,2901200.55$44,8601.50 times
Columbia, SC$67,2901,7902.18$46,4301.45 times
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$67,2901,0901.46$45,7901.47 times
Eugene-Springfield, OR$67,2001900.57$49,6801.35 times
Greeley, CO$66,5702400.94$55,0701.21 times
Savannah, GA$66,3701700.41$47,2401.40 times
Tucson, AZ$66,1706500.80$47,7601.39 times
Tulsa, OK$65,9508800.92$46,6701.41 times
Athens-Clarke County, GA$65,800800.39$41,2201.60 times
Albany, GA$65,4001000.81$43,6201.50 times
Jackson, TN$65,300800.44$44,7901.46 times
Lynchburg, VA$65,1901200.59$46,1901.41 times
Charlottesville, VA$65,050500.21$55,1801.18 times
Charleston, WV$65,0003301.53$45,8301.42 times
Springfield, IL$65,0002201.06$52,6701.23 times
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$64,9602,3401.01$49,3401.32 times
Tyler, TX$64,910700.29$42,6501.52 times
Manhattan, KS$64,740Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$45,9001.41 times
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$64,730600.35$48,2601.34 times
Corpus Christi, TX$64,720900.23$45,3501.43 times
Fargo, ND-MN$64,4204501.45$51,0501.26 times
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$64,37011,3502.29$51,3801.25 times
Columbia, MO$64,2502801.25$47,2601.36 times
Columbus, OH$64,1803,3001.43$51,3401.25 times
Wheeling, WV-OH$63,880500.41$44,2501.44 times
Raleigh-Cary, NC$63,8109900.64$51,9901.23 times
El Paso, TX$63,7002200.32$39,5101.61 times
Springfield, MO$63,6403900.84$45,7801.39 times
Cleveland, OH$63,6203,2601.52$50,1401.27 times
Wilmington, NC$63,4701100.27$45,8001.39 times
Columbus, GA-AL$63,4003701.54$43,5401.46 times
Oklahoma City, OK$63,3201,4601.03$47,2301.34 times
Aguadilla, PR$63,010400.39$26,4802.38 times
Billings, MT$63,0101500.75$49,0601.28 times
Albuquerque, NM$62,9909501.13$48,0601.31 times
Dubuque, IA$62,9302301.89$48,7501.29 times
Carson City, NV$62,900400.53$56,6801.11 times
Missoula, MT$62,8502101.48$47,8301.31 times
Beckley, WV$62,830900.97$41,8501.50 times
Baton Rouge, LA$62,8001,2401.46$48,7101.29 times
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,7302,5101.06$46,6701.34 times
Dalton, GA$62,030500.37$42,2101.47 times
Green Bay, WI$61,8606001.65$49,9401.24 times
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,5905701.03$46,7001.32 times
Joplin, MO-KS$61,480400.20$44,9801.37 times
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$61,4403300.42$49,9801.23 times
Winchester, VA-WV$61,240400.27$47,0701.30 times
Monroe, LA$61,110600.30$38,1501.60 times
Lafayette, LA$60,9501500.41$41,7801.46 times
Bismarck, ND$60,7101601.09$52,5601.16 times
Canton-Massillon, OH$60,6901600.47$45,8101.32 times
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$60,5802800.44$48,0101.26 times
Reno, NV$60,5105100.89$49,6601.22 times
Longview, TX$59,990900.37$45,1501.33 times
Odessa, TX$59,710400.24$48,5901.23 times
Terre Haute, IN$59,510400.29$44,8701.33 times
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,3401400.79$47,4301.25 times
Hammond, LA$59,300600.65$38,4801.54 times
Macon-Bibb County, GA$58,9101,5807.96$45,1601.30 times
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,8901400.70$43,7101.35 times
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,2501400.42$44,8201.30 times
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,780900.27$45,2201.28 times
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$56,640900.53$45,6101.24 times
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,1002500.63$46,2401.21 times
Jacksonville, NC$51,070400.37$40,2301.27 times
Arecibo, PR$48,750500.65$26,1201.87 times
Great Falls, MT$48,3301902.56$46,5101.04 times
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,1302,3401.63$29,4401.60 times
Ponce, PR$42,610700.51$26,9401.58 times
Abilene, TX$35,580Not published by BLSNot published by BLS$44,3400.80 times
Mayaguez, PR$35,220800.74$25,2701.39 times

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. SOC 13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators and SOC 00-0000 All Occupations, cross-industry and all ownership. BLS source tables.

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