Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,314
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$15,996
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,007
North Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Carolina — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$75,310
Kept after tax
$59,314
Worth in national money
$63,007
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Carolina is 34 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $75,310. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 127 among 489 occupations North Carolina publishes pay for.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $75,310 the take-home is $59,314; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $63,007 would nationally. The average comes to $76,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Carolina ranks 34 of 51 for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators at $75,310. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 127 of 489 in North Carolina places claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in North Carolina, on $75,310, is $59,314 — equivalent to $63,007 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $76,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,630 |
| This salary | $75,310 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in North Carolina | $59,314 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,811 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$600 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $71,762 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$829 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in North Carolina earn under $75,310 and half over. The published range runs $48,200 at the tenth percentile to $108,630 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $59,314, from $75,310, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 127 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $63,007, the adjusted value of that $75,310 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 127 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in North Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $48,200 to $108,630; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for North Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,314 from $75,310. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 127 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $63,007 — the adjusted value of that $75,310 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 127 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $48,200 and the top tenth $108,630 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. North Carolina is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $63,007 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; North Carolina then takes its own share, leaving $59,314.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($48,200) and the ninetieth ($108,630) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Carolina's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $63,007 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $59,314 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Carolina income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.