Yearly Monthly Biweekly Weekly Hourly
Average base salary, Hawaii
$83,500 / year
≈ $6,950 per month · $40.14 per hour
Location United States (national) Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Or metro area Metro area… Abilene, TX Aguadilla, PR Akron, OH Albany, GA Albany, OR Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Albuquerque, NM Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Altoona, PA Amarillo, TX Anchorage, AK Ann Arbor, MI Appleton, WI Arecibo, PR Arizona nonmetropolitan area Asheville, NC Athens-Clarke County, GA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Auburn-Opelika, AL Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Bakersfield-Delano, CA Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Bangor, ME Barnstable Town, MA Baton Rouge, LA Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Beckley, WV Bellingham, WA Bend, OR Billings, MT Binghamton, NY Birmingham, AL Bismarck, ND Bloomington, IL Bloomington, IN Boise City, ID Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Boulder, CO Bowling Green, KY Bozeman, MT Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Brunswick-St. Simons, GA Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Burlington, NC Burlington-South Burlington, VT Canton-Massillon, OH Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area Carson City, NV Casper, WY Cedar Rapids, IA Central East New York nonmetropolitan area Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Champaign-Urbana, IL Charleston, WV Charleston-North Charleston, SC Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Charlottesville, VA Chattanooga, TN-GA Cheyenne, WY Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Clarksville, TN-KY Cleveland, OH Cleveland, TN Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area College Station-Bryan, TX Colorado Springs, CO Columbia, MO Columbia, SC Columbus, GA-AL Columbus, OH Corpus Christi, TX Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Dalton, GA Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Decatur, AL Decatur, IL Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Dover, DE Dubuque, IA Duluth, MN-WI Durham-Chapel Hill, NC East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area East Georgia nonmetropolitan area East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Eau Claire, WI El Paso, TX Elizabethtown, KY Erie, PA Eugene-Springfield, OR Evansville, IN Fargo, ND-MN Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Flint, MI Florence, SC Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Fort Smith, AR-OK Fort Wayne, IN Fresno, CA Gainesville, FL Gainesville, GA Glens Falls, NY Grand Forks, ND-MN Grand Island, NE Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Great Falls, MT Greeley, CO Green Bay, WI Greensboro-High Point, NC Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Hammond, LA Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Hattiesburg, MS Helena, MT Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Hot Springs, AR Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Huntsville, AL Idaho Falls, ID Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Iowa City, IA Ithaca, NY Jackson, MI Jackson, MS Jackson, TN Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, NC Janesville-Beloit, WI Jefferson City, MO Johnson City, TN Johnstown, PA Jonesboro, AR Joplin, MO-KS Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Kansas City, MO-KS Kansas nonmetropolitan area Kennewick-Richland, WA Kenosha, WI Killeen-Temple, TX Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Kingston, NY Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Knoxville, TN La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Lafayette, LA Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Lake Charles, LA Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Lancaster, PA Lansing-East Lansing, MI Las Cruces, NM Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Lawrence, KS Lawton, OK Lewiston-Auburn, ME Lexington Park, MD Lexington-Fayette, KY Lima, OH Lincoln, NE Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Longview, TX Longview-Kelso, WA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Lubbock, TX Lynchburg, VA Macon-Bibb County, GA Madison, WI Manchester-Nashua, NH Manhattan, KS Maryland nonmetropolitan area Mayaguez, PR McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Medford, OR Memphis, TN-MS-AR Merced, CA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Minot, ND Missoula, MT Mobile, AL Modesto, CA Monroe, LA Montgomery, AL Morgantown, WV Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Naples-Marco Island, FL Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN New Haven, CT New Orleans-Metairie, LA New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Niles, MI North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area North Florida nonmetropolitan area North Georgia nonmetropolitan area North Missouri nonmetropolitan area North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Ocala, FL Odessa, TX Ogden, UT Oklahoma City, OK Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Omaha, NE-IA Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Peoria, IL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Ponce, PR Portland-South Portland, ME Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Pueblo, CO Raleigh-Cary, NC Rapid City, SD Reading, PA Redding, CA Reno, NV Richmond, VA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Roanoke, VA Rochester, NY Rockford, IL Rocky Mount, NC Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Saginaw, MI Salem, OR Salinas, CA Salisbury, MD Salt Lake City-Murray, UT San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Santa Fe, NM Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Savannah, GA Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Sioux Falls, SD-MN Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area South Florida nonmetropolitan area South Georgia nonmetropolitan area South Illinois nonmetropolitan area South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Spartanburg, SC Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Springfield, IL Springfield, MA Springfield, MO St. George, UT St. Joseph, MO-KS St. Louis, MO-IL Stockton-Lodi, CA Sumter, SC Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area Syracuse, NY Tallahassee, FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Terre Haute, IN Toledo, OH Topeka, KS Traverse City, MI Trenton-Princeton, NJ Tucson, AZ Tulsa, OK Tuscaloosa, AL Tyler, TX Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area Urban Honolulu, HI Utica-Rome, NY Vallejo, CA Vineland, NJ Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Visalia, CA Warner Robins, GA Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Waterbury-Shelton, CT Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Wausau, WI West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area West Montana nonmetropolitan area West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Western Washington nonmetropolitan area Wheeling, WV-OH Wichita, KS Wilmington, NC Winchester, VA-WV Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA Yakima, WA York-Hanover, PA Youngstown-Warren, OH
BLS May 2025 state data for Hawaii · median $82,000
25th percentile$65,000 Average$83,500 75th percentile$101,500
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary by state
What Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigatorss do
Typical education: Bachelor's Degree
Examine claims forms and other records to determine insurance coverage.
Analyze information gathered by investigation and report findings and recommendations.
Pay and process claims within designated authority level.
Investigate, evaluate, and settle claims, applying technical knowledge and human relations skills to effect fair and prompt disposal of cases and to contribute to a reduced loss ratio.
Verify and analyze data used in settling claims to ensure that claims are valid and that settlements are made according to company practices and procedures.
Top skills: Reading Comprehension Critical Thinking Active Listening Speaking Judgment and Decision Making Writing
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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary by industry
Finance and Insurance
244,760 workers
$81,500
Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS
59,520 workers
$94,500
Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)
46,740 workers
$98,500
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
10,170 workers
$77,500
Management of Companies and Enterprises
6,530 workers
$75,500
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
4,320 workers
$64,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
3,450 workers
$70,000
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
2,920 workers
$88,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pays 12% below the average across 32 roles in the Business and Financial Operations job family (family average $95,000).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make?
The average base salary for a Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the United States is $83,500 per year, or about $40.14 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $63,500 and $101,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Business and Financial Operations roles?
The Business and Financial Operations job family averages $95,000 across 32 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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