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

How much do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators make in Rockford, IL?

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 Rockford, IL is $74,660. The 10th percentile is $39,190 and the 90th percentile is $115,560. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$74,660

10th percentile
$39,190
25th percentile
$55,850
Median
$74,660
75th percentile
$91,060
90th percentile
$115,560
Mean
$74,540

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 $39,190 and the 90th percentile is $115,560. The difference is $76,370, which is 102.3% 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 $55,850 to the 75th at $91,060, covers $35,210.

The mean annual wage is $74,540, which sits below the median of $74,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rockford, IL median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $78,000 for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,017, 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 3.1% lower than the Illinois median of $77,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rockford, IL is 92.154, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators at $81,017 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. Rockford, IL ranks 14th of 26 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).).

  • Janesville-Beloit, WI is 23 miles away, with a median of $74,650 and employment of 50. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,667, against $81,017 here.
  • Madison, WI is 59 miles away, with a median of $81,200 and employment of 1,400. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,464, against $81,017 here.
  • Kenosha, WI is 62 miles away, with a median of $85,560 and employment of 40. That median is 14.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,614, against $81,017 here.

Employment share

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Rockford, IL (160 of 137,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (324,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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 Rockford, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in Rockford, IL is $74,660. The 10th percentile is $39,190 and the 90th percentile is $115,560. Employment is 160.

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

The local median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $78,000.

What is Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in Rockford, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rockford, IL is 92.154, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $74,660 is $81,017. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Rockford, IL compare with nearby metros for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators?

Janesville-Beloit, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 23 miles away, at $74,650. Rockford, IL ranks 14th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.