How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Beckley, WV?

Percentile spread

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $44,880 and the 90th percentile is $95,440. The difference is $50,560, which is 80.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,130 to the 75th at $76,400, covers $27,270.

The mean annual wage is $65,730, which sits above the median of $62,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Beckley, WV median is 19.4% lower than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,100, which is 8.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% lower than the West Virginia median of $67,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Beckley, WV is 88.369, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $71,100 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Beckley, WV ranks 21st of 24 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Charleston, WV is 32 miles away, with a median of $65,000 and employment of 330. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,267, against $71,100 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 79 miles away, with a median of $74,880 and employment of 630. That median is 19.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,985, against $71,100 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 83 miles away, with a median of $76,400 and employment of 350. That median is 21.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,404, against $71,100 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Beckley, WV (90 of 43,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (324,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.