Claims Examiner Salary (BLS May 2025 Data)

BLS reports Claims Examiner 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.

United States: the middle half of workers earned $61,160 to $98,030, with a median of $78,000. The thin line runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Annual wage percentiles, United States, BLS May 2025
Percentile	Wage	What it means
10th	$48,850	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th	$61,160	25% earned less than this.
Median	$78,000	Half earned less and half earned more.
75th	$98,030	75% earned less than this.
90th	$117,040	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$80,470	Average wage across all workers.

United States: the middle half of workers earned $29.40 to $47.13, with a median of $37.50. The thin line runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Hourly wage percentiles, United States, BLS May 2025
Percentile	Wage	What it means
10th	$23.48	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th	$29.40	25% earned less than this.
Median	$37.50	Half earned less and half earned more.
75th	$47.13	75% earned less than this.
90th	$56.27	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$38.69	Average wage across all workers.

What BLS wages include and exclude

Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.

Employment, U.S.: 324,230
Mean annual wage: $80,470
Reference period: May 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, released 2026-05-15. SOC 13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, United States. BLS source tables and downloads; release notes. Select this SOC and area in the source files; the tables index is not an exact-row link.

Target metros

Claims Examiner by metro, annual wages, BLS May 2025
Metro	Median	P25 to P75	Employment	Location quotient
Miami	$78,730	$61,990 to $97,330	5,210	0.89
Tampa	$77,990	$61,610 to $94,180	7,240	2.40
Orlando	$76,630	$60,680 to $95,730	3,380	1.15
Raleigh	$63,810	$53,200 to $87,980	990	0.64
New York City	$95,980	$76,030 to $118,350	14,840	0.75
Northern New Jersey	$95,980	$76,030 to $118,350	14,840	0.75
Dallas	$82,890	$63,820 to $99,170	8,630	1.02
Chicago	$78,640	$61,790 to $99,310	9,080	0.96

A location quotient above 1 means the occupation is more concentrated in that metro than in the nation. Northern New Jersey figures come from the broader New York metro.

Every published area

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Metro rankings and pay relative to local wages

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By industry

These are national industry estimates for SOC 13-1031 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, not a separate estimate for this title. Industry names below are exactly as BLS publishes them. Private-sector rows are labeled when an all-ownership estimate is not available.

BLS OEWS May 2025, national annual wages by industry
BLS industry	NAICS	Ownership	P25	Median	P75	Employment
Construction	23	Private	$65,370	$80,170	$107,070	120
Specialty Trade Contractors	238000	Private	$65,370	$77,130	$88,090	70
Building Finishing Contractors	238300	Private	$43,250	$73,560	$77,140	30
Manufacturing	31-33	Private	$69,520	$79,330	$103,110	110
Information	51	Private	$45,250	$65,620	$78,810	400
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	518000	Private	$45,240	$65,620	$74,690	340
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services	518200	Private	$45,240	$65,620	$74,690	340
Finance and Insurance	52	Private	$60,520	$76,940	$97,070	244,760
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	522000	Private	$52,070	$59,050	$60,410	2,070
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)	5220A1	Private	$55,120	$59,520	$60,410	1,300
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522200	Private	$48,730	$55,590	$59,300	770
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	522290	Private	$35,560	$41,730	$57,430	180
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	523000	Private	$56,200	$61,730	$69,750	380
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	524000	Private	$60,680	$77,020	$97,140	241,680
Insurance Carriers	524100	Private	$61,250	$77,780	$98,160	132,180
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	524114	Private	$47,920	$59,800	$76,110	20,360
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	524120	Private	$63,610	$79,280	$100,030	100,860
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	524200	Private	$59,990	$76,130	$95,690	109,500
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	524210	Private	$62,790	$77,640	$98,150	46,690
Other Insurance Related Activities	524290	Private	$56,960	$73,690	$93,210	62,810
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	525000	Private	$65,590	$74,820	$90,210	630
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	525100	Private	$65,590	$74,820	$90,210	630
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	53	Private	$44,550	$58,270	$73,260	230
Real Estate	531000	Private	$65,750	$77,160	$86,870	50
Rental and Leasing Services	532000	Private	$37,680	$50,680	$61,150	180
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	532100	Private	$37,320	$50,680	$60,940	180
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	54	Private	$44,350	$55,500	$65,010	4,320
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541000	Private	$44,350	$55,500	$65,010	4,320
Legal Services	541100	Private	$39,320	$44,350	$64,150	1,200
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	541200	Private	$48,260	$61,080	$74,670	520
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	541500	Private	$50,160	$55,500	$64,150	700
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	541600	Private	$46,840	$54,650	$63,790	1,310
Scientific Research and Development Services	541700	Private	$63,610	$65,010	$72,270	230
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	541710	Private	$63,610	$65,010	$72,270	230
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541900	Private	$54,110	$61,990	$77,580	Not published by BLS
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	Private	$52,160	$65,260	$81,660	6,530
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551000	Private	$52,160	$65,260	$81,660	6,530
Management of Companies and Enterprises	551100	Private	$52,160	$65,260	$81,660	6,530
Ambulatory Health Care Services	621000	Private	$48,390	$57,050	$77,330	1,420
Offices of Physicians	621100	Private	$46,660	$50,400	$60,890	480
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	621300	Private	$48,340	$50,400	$54,990	70
Outpatient Care Centers	621400	Private	$49,190	$60,610	$80,600	430
Home Health Care Services	621600	Private	$62,680	$77,340	$81,820	Not published by BLS
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	621900	Private	$48,620	$57,830	$74,410	280
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	621990	Private	$48,620	$57,830	$74,410	280
Hospitals	622000	Private	$49,910	$55,580	$68,630	750
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	622100	Private	$49,430	$54,810	$63,840	730
Social Assistance	624000	Private	$47,850	$51,850	$61,760	90
Individual and Family Services	624100	Private	$49,050	$51,850	$61,760	80

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific rows. BLS tables.

What changed since May 2024

Claims Examiner median annual wage, United States
Release	Median
BLS OEWS May 2024	$76,790
BLS OEWS May 2025	$78,000

The published medians differ by $1,210. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2024 and May 2025. This is not an annualized growth claim. Area definitions and the workers represented can change.

What belongs in the pay comparison

OEWS includes straight-time gross wages, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits. It is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. A discretionary annual, retention or sign-on bonus is not the same as a production bonus. Ask what earns each payment before comparing the offer with this table. Equity is separate from the cash wage shown here. State those terms alongside base pay; the BLS percentile does not price them for you.

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BLS reports Claims Examiner 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.

Common questions

Which median is used when comparing pay for Claims Examiner?

$78,000 is the annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators (SOC 13-1031) in the United States, based on BLS May 2025. It is an occupation benchmark, not a separate compensation survey for this hiring title.

What does the middle half of workers earn?

The 25th percentile is $61,160 and the 75th percentile is $98,030 in the United States. That is where the middle half of workers in this occupation fall.

How many people work in this occupation?

BLS estimates 324,230 workers in Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the United States.

What does the upper percentile show?

The 90th percentile for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators is $117,040. 10% of workers in this occupation and area earned more.

Does BLS publish this exact title?

BLS reports Claims Examiner 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.

Which metros have published figures?

BLS published a median for Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Raleigh, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago.

Reading this page's BLS evidence

What do the released numbers measure?

For Claims Examiner in the United States, use the May 2025 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators occupation benchmark (SOC 13-1031): a annual median of $78,000. This is a broader occupation, not a separately measured wage for the hiring title. BLS reports 324,230 jobs for the occupation here. Employment is not a count of available candidates.

How much room is inside the published band?

The middle half of Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators wages in the United States runs from $61,160 at P25 to $98,030 at P75, a width of $36,870. The distance from P25 to the median is $16,840; from the median to P75 it is $20,030. The upper part is wider. Compare an offer against those published points, but do not assign an exact percentile between them or label them junior, senior and manager pay.

How does this estimate compare with the national figure?

This national Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators median pools places and employers; it is not a city-specific offer target. The mean is $80,470, $2,470 above the median. The average and midpoint describe different parts of the distribution. Check an actual area row before using the national figure in a local hiring budget.

Which other metro estimates can you compare?

For comparison with the United States, the two metropolitan estimates with the largest published employment for this occupation are New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($95,980 annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators); Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($75,770 annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators). Only metros with a published median for this SOC qualify, so suppression can change the comparison set. Geography uses Census Gazetteer internal points where available, not commuting time or a claim about recruiting reach.

What can the industry rows tell you?

Among the loaded national industry rows for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the highest numeric annual medians are Construction (NAICS 23), $80,170; Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), $79,330. This ranking excludes suppressed and top-coded medians and covers only the industries loaded for this brand. These are national occupation estimates, not separate observations for this hiring title.

What changed in the published median?

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the United States, the median was $76,790 in 2024-05 and $78,000 in 2025-05. The difference is $1,210 upward. This subtracts two published estimates; it is not a growth forecast or a same-worker raise. The SOC and area codes match, but the surveyed employment mix can change.

What belongs outside the wage budget?

The Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators benchmark is neither pure base salary nor total compensation. Guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses are included in OEWS, so adding all commission again would double-count pay already covered. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer benefits are excluded. Budget those separately where relevant; this the United States row provides no amounts for them, equity or relocation.

Questions about this estimate

Which occupation benchmark applies to Claims Examiner in the United States?

$78,000 is the May 2025 annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, SOC 13-1031, in the United States. A broader mapping does not establish a separate salary survey for this hiring title.

How wide is the published offer band for Claims Examiner in the United States?

For Claims Examiner in the United States, P75 minus P25 is $36,870. The Claims Examiner in the United States endpoints are $61,160 and $98,030, not experience-level labels or an interpolated candidate percentile.

Can the industry figures be treated as Claims Examiner in the United States's local rates?

The loaded Claims Examiner in the United States industry rows describe national Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators wages. The Claims Examiner in the United States national page does not turn an occupation-wide industry median into an exact-title offer.

What changed between releases for Claims Examiner in the United States?

The Claims Examiner in the United States annual medians were $76,790 in 2024-05 and $78,000 in 2025-05. The Claims Examiner in the United States difference is $1,210; this is not a forecast or a same-worker raise.

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