How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Merced, CA?

Percentile spread

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $62,250 and the 90th percentile is $136,640. The difference is $74,390, which is 67.1% 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 $82,880 to the 75th at $120,140, covers $37,260.

The mean annual wage is $103,890, which sits below the median of $110,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Merced, CA median is 42.2% higher than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $112,857, which is 44.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.8% higher than the California median of $91,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Merced, CA is 98.275, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $110,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $112,857 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Merced, CA ranks 1st of 16 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).).

• Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $82,140 and employment of 90. That median is 25.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,899, against $112,857 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $98,230 and employment of 370. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,958, against $112,857 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $95,490 and employment of 280. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,866, against $112,857 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Merced, CA (40 of 79,510). 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.