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

How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is $79,620. The 10th percentile is $41,470 and the 90th percentile is $123,780. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$79,620

10th percentile
$41,470
25th percentile
$44,710
Median
$79,620
75th percentile
$93,640
90th percentile
$123,780
Mean
$82,500

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 $41,470 and the 90th percentile is $123,780. The difference is $82,310, which is 103.4% 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 $44,710 to the 75th at $93,640, covers $48,930.

The mean annual wage is $82,500, which sits above the median of $79,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ median is 2.1% higher than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,034, which is 3.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.3% higher than the Arizona median of $65,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $81,034 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 1st of 5 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).).

  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $64,370 and employment of 11,350. That median is 19.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,304, against $81,034 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 175 miles away, with a median of $62,730 and employment of 2,510. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,595, against $81,034 here.
  • Tucson, AZ is 179 miles away, with a median of $66,170 and employment of 650. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,290, against $81,034 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (50 of 72,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (324,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.33 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is $79,620. The 10th percentile is $41,470 and the 90th percentile is $123,780. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 2.1% higher than the national median of $78,000.

What is Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $79,620 is $81,034. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ compare with nearby metros for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators?

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 104 miles away, at $64,370. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.