Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators
Earnings
The median annual wage for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators was $62,980 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $37,880, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $94,190.
The median annual wage for insurance appraisers, auto damage was $64,020 in May 2015.
The lowest 10 percent earned less than $42,770, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $92,550.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Federal government
$70,590
Insurance carriers
61,620
Management of companies and enterprises
60,680
Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities
60,450
State and local government, excluding education and hospitals
58,040
Most claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators work full time. However, their work schedules vary.
Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators
Median annual wages, May 2015
Business operations specialists
$64,510
Insurance appraisers, auto damage
$64,020
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
$63,060
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
$62,980
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
