How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV?

Percentile spread

For Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $53,110 and the 90th percentile is $100,420. The difference is $47,310, which is 67.4% 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 $63,480 to the 75th at $81,110, covers $17,630.

The mean annual wage is $75,320, which sits above the median of $70,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Parkersburg-Vienna, WV median is 10% lower than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $80,606, which is 3.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the West Virginia median of $67,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV is 87.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $80,606 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. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV ranks 13th 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 59 miles away, with a median of $65,000 and employment of 330. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,267, against $80,606 here.
• Wheeling, WV-OH is 66 miles away, with a median of $63,880 and employment of 50. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,325, against $80,606 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 81 miles away, with a median of $76,400 and employment of 350. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,404, against $80,606 here.