SOC 13-1031 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Fargo, ND-MN is $64,420. The 10th percentile is $47,810 and the 90th percentile is $96,210. Employment is 450.

Median annual wage

$64,420

10th percentile
$47,810
25th percentile
$51,840
Median
$64,420
75th percentile
$78,720
90th percentile
$96,210
Mean
$68,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $47,810 and the 90th percentile is $96,210. The difference is $48,400, which is 75.1% 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 $51,840 to the 75th at $78,720, covers $26,880.

The mean annual wage is $68,130, which sits above the median of $64,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fargo, ND-MN median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,892, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the North Dakota median of $65,460.

Fargo, ND-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $70,892 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Grand Forks, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $78,070 and employment of 30. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,085, against $70,892 here.
  • Bismarck, ND is 190 miles away, with a median of $60,710 and employment of 160. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,697, against $70,892 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Fargo, ND-MN (450 of 148,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (324,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Fargo, ND-MN · Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Fargo, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Fargo, ND-MN is $64,420. The 10th percentile is $47,810 and the 90th percentile is $96,210. Employment is 450.

How does that compare with the national median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators?

The local median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $78,000.

What is Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in Fargo, ND-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fargo, ND-MN is 90.871, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,420 is $70,892. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fargo, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators?

Grand Forks, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $78,070. Fargo, ND-MN ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.