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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in California

Get the information you need to know about working as a Claims Adjuster, Examiner, or Investigator.

-2% Jobs Projection
$72,380 Median Salary
2,630 Job Openings

While jobs for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in California is expected to decrease.

  • Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Work in California?

33,650 people worked as Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in 2018 in this state.

There were 32,590 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,060 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,235 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators working in it, which means California has more Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in this state are declining at a rate of 2.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.4%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 2,630 annual job openings, and 33,000 total jobs in 2026 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 24,500 annual jobs and 306,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators ranged from $35,520 to $105,460 with $72,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.08 to $50.7. The median hourly rate was $34.8.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $33.67 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.13.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,970 $73,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,270 $25,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,050 $88,680
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 3,610 $75,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3,110 $64,620
Fresno, CA 1,080 $67,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 550 $70,830
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 400 $70,620
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 350 $73,900
Santa Rosa, CA 290 $64,930
Stockton-Lodi, CA 280 $72,890
Salinas, CA 180 $81,300
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 150 $70,400
Visalia-Porterville, CA 120 $68,080
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 90 $76,220
Redding, CA 90 $73,450
Modesto, CA 80 $71,410
Chico, CA 80 $75,500
Napa, CA 70 $69,130
Merced, CA 40 $72,140

Top States for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 33,650 $72,380
Texas 23,110 $67,260
Florida 21,310 $61,970
New York 18,510 $70,100
Pennsylvania 13,810 $65,790
Illinois 12,450 $62,740
Ohio 11,290 $65,000
New Jersey 10,780 $74,350
Arizona 9,860 $58,630
Georgia 9,640 $62,990
North Carolina 8,440 $61,470
Missouri 7,250 $65,310
Tennessee 6,870 $59,430
Wisconsin 6,380 $61,750
Maryland 5,810 $72,040
Massachusetts 5,760 $75,250
Minnesota 5,570 $62,550
Washington 5,490 $68,600
Colorado 5,200 $70,720
Virginia 5,030 $61,900

Below are the states where Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $76,000
Massachusetts $75,250
New Jersey $74,350
California $72,380
Alaska $72,090
Maryland $72,040
Colorado $70,720
Rhode Island $70,510
New York $70,100
New Hampshire $69,850

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