How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA?

Percentile spread

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $44,210 and the 90th percentile is $96,100. The difference is $51,890, which is 76.0% 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 $47,610 to the 75th at $83,780, covers $36,170.

The mean annual wage is $69,300, which sits above the median of $68,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,950, which is 1.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.5% lower than the Tennessee median of $78,010.

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 86.447, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $68,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $78,950 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA ranks 16th of 25 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).).

• Johnson City, TN is 24 miles away, with a median of $82,300 and employment of 50. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,599, against $78,950 here.
• Asheville, NC is 69 miles away, with a median of $73,920 and employment of 80. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,596, against $78,950 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $57,780 and employment of 90. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,298, against $78,950 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (60 of 119,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (324,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.24 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.