Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at a median of $95,980 per year ($46.14/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $78,000, the metro estimate is +23% above. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 14,840 claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators are employed across the New York-Newark-Jersey City MSA in SOC 13-1031.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City pay distribution spans from $55,440 at the 10th percentile to $135,760 at the 90th, a 2.4× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $76,030 and the 75th at $118,350, so half of New York-Newark-Jersey City-based claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide NY estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.