How much does a Work Comp Adjuster make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Work Comp Adjuster in the United States is $60,378 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.
However, a Work Comp Adjuster's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,859
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,365 to $70,575
Key Factors That Influence Work Comp Adjuster Salaries
A Work Comp Adjuster's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Work Comp Adjuster Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Work Comp Adjusters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $76,154
San Francisco: $75,320
Oakland: $73,733
San Jose, CA$76,154
San Francisco, CA$75,320
Oakland, CA$73,733
New York, NY$69,518
Paramus, NJ$68,673
Queens Village, NY$68,670
Passaic, NJ$68,612
Bergenfield, NJ$68,607
Stamford, CT$68,474
Huntington, NY$68,449
Newark, NJ$68,003
Bridgeport, CT$67,876
Vallejo, CA$67,756
New Brunswick, NJ$67,731
Petaluma, CA$67,695
Middlesex, NJ$67,581
Somerset, NJ$67,538
Santa Cruz, CA$67,460
Boston, MA$67,091
Monterey, CA$66,880
Seattle, WA$66,741
Santa Rosa, CA$66,729
Los Angeles, CA$66,711
Juneau, AK$66,554
Washington, DC$66,488
Orange, CA$66,273
Santa Ana, CA$66,113
Long Beach, CA$66,053
Anaheim, CA$66,041
Anchorage, AK$66,011
Santa Maria, CA$65,830
Everett, WA$65,818
Danbury, CT$65,605
Bremerton, WA$65,522
Tacoma, WA$65,304
New Suffolk, NY$65,303
Sacramento, CA$65,286
Santa Barbara, CA$65,220
Trenton, NJ$65,153
San Diego, CA$65,153
Brockton, MA$65,087
Fairbanks, AK$64,939
Lompoc, CA$64,785
Lowell, MA$64,736
Ventura, CA$64,725
Nashua, NH$64,713
Stockton, CA$64,707
Modesto, CA$64,266
Poughkeepsie, NY$64,133
Olympia, WA$64,018
Kennewick, WA$64,018
New Haven, CT$63,994
Lawrence, MA$63,777
Hartford, CT$63,716
Riverside, CA$63,704
New Bedford, MA$63,644
Richland, WA$63,644
Bakersfield, CA$63,559
San Bernardino, CA$63,535
New Britain, CT$63,529
Atlantic City, NJ$63,529
New London, CT$63,505
Norwich, CT$63,487
Portsmouth, NH$63,475
Boulder, CO$63,347
Portland, OR$63,264
Worcester, MA$63,258
Minneapolis, MN$63,070
Philadelphia, PA$62,986
Honolulu, HI$62,787
Saint Paul, MN$62,758
Vineland, NJ$62,744
Providence, RI$62,569
Chicago, IL$62,394
Bellingham, WA$62,322
Springfield, MA$62,273
Baltimore, MD$62,255
Chico, CA$62,104
Pittsfield, MA$61,941
Manchester, NH$61,827
Spokane, WA$61,561
Denver, CO$61,555
Albany, NY$61,271
Troy, NY$61,247
Nassau, NY$61,182
Schenectady, NY$61,120
Wilmington, DE$61,072
Burlington, VT$60,987
Salem, OR$60,963
Portland, ME$60,776
Yakima, WA$60,716
Rochester, MN$60,528
Reno, NV$60,498
Fresno, CA$60,498
Milwaukee, WI$60,444
Detroit, MI$60,384
Ann Arbor, MI$60,373
Allentown, PA$60,365
Colorado Springs, CO$60,263
Syracuse, NY$60,233
Carson City, NV$60,233
Houston, TX$60,148
Eugene, OR$60,118
Gary, IN$60,045
Springfield, OR$59,997
Bismarck, ND$59,985
Galveston, TX$59,943
Medford, OR$59,852
Fort Collins, CO$59,828
Concord, NH$59,798
Austin, TX$59,780
Mesa, AZ$59,653
Reading, PA$59,647
Phoenix, AZ$59,641
Dallas, TX$59,623
Saint Cloud, MN$59,565
Madison, WI$59,484
Utica, NY$59,321
Rochester, NY$59,224
Des Moines, IA$59,218
Raleigh, NC$59,212
Atlanta, GA$59,122
Battle Creek, MI$59,104
Salt Lake City, UT$59,085
Lancaster, PA$58,995
Harrisburg, PA$58,910
Kansas City, MO$58,850
Champaign, IL$58,838
Kansas City, KS$58,838
Fort Worth, TX$58,832
Columbus, OH$58,822
Boca Raton, FL$58,808
Pittsburgh, PA$58,784
Richmond, VA$58,759
Indianapolis, IN$58,747
Cleveland, OH$58,741
Las Vegas, NV$58,669
Cincinnati, OH$58,669
Petersburg, VA$58,578
Huntsville, AL$58,488
Lansing, MI$58,447
Lebanon, PA$58,439
Pueblo, CO$58,433
Appleton, WI$58,415
Buffalo, NY$58,391
Dayton, OH$58,373
Racine, WI$58,361
Charlotte, NC$58,355
Saint Louis, MO$58,337
York, PA$58,301
Elkhart, IN$58,301
Gastonia, NC$58,289
Billings, MT$58,275
Beaumont, TX$58,258
Lorain, OH$58,246
Benton Harbor, MI$58,234
Toledo, OH$58,222
Binghamton, NY$58,192
Rock Hill, SC$58,186
Rockford, IL$58,156
Springfield, IL$58,131
Elyria, OH$58,125
Fargo, ND$58,125
Flagstaff, AZ$58,083
Fort Lauderdale, FL$58,047
Duluth, MN$58,011
Miami, FL$58,011
Cheyenne, WY$57,968
Grand Forks, ND$57,968
Bangor, ME$57,836
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,769
Durham, NC$57,744
Louisville, KY$57,739
Grand Rapids, MI$57,727
Hialeah, FL$57,721
Casper, WY$57,636
Scranton, PA$57,564
New Orleans, LA$57,546
Virginia Beach, VA$57,540
Akron, OH$57,510
Peoria, IL$57,431
Sarasota, FL$57,419
Nashville, TN$57,377
Omaha, NE$57,377
Green Bay, WI$57,377
Baton Rouge, LA$57,347
Charleston, SC$57,334
Jamestown, NY$57,304
Davenport, IA$57,304
Tucson, AZ$57,274
Saint Petersburg, FL$57,238
Tampa, FL$57,226
Evansville, IN$57,190
Port Arthur, TX$57,190
Bradenton, FL$57,165
Santa Fe, NM$57,057
Orlando, FL$56,948
Clearwater, FL$56,930
Canton, OH$56,803
La Crosse, WI$56,803
Albuquerque, NM$56,767
Newport News, VA$56,761
High Point, NC$56,743
Ogden, UT$56,719
Corpus Christi, TX$56,670
Norfolk, VA$56,634
Laramie, WY$56,634
Rock Island, IL$56,598
Saginaw, MI$56,586
Jacksonville, FL$56,580
Salisbury, NC$56,568
Boise, ID$56,556
Moline, IL$56,525
Fort Myers, FL$56,507
Memphis, TN$56,495
Tulsa, OK$56,465
Waterloo, IA$56,429
Spartanburg, SC$56,368
Lincoln, NE$56,338
Fort Wayne, IN$56,326
Provo, UT$56,320
Cedar Falls, IA$56,248
San Antonio, TX$56,224
Greensboro, NC$56,199
South Bend, IN$56,193
Savannah, GA$56,127
Muskegon, MI$56,103
Birmingham, AL$56,097
Winston Salem, NC$56,067
Lake Charles, LA$55,922
Anderson, IN$55,910
Lexington, KY$55,891
Augusta, GA$55,873
Greenville, SC$55,873
Lima, OH$55,825
Wichita, KS$55,819
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,819
Columbia, SC$55,765
Springfield, OH$55,753
Asheville, NC$55,656
Bloomington, IN$55,614
Knoxville, TN$55,396
Shreveport, LA$55,390
Wilmington, NC$55,312
Roanoke, VA$55,312
Topeka, KS$55,203
Frankfort, KY$55,197
Oklahoma City, OK$55,155
Chillicothe, OH$55,131
Longview, TX$55,125
Melbourne, FL$55,119
Sioux Falls, SD$55,022
Mobile, AL$55,016
Terre Haute, IN$54,992
Altoona, PA$54,956
Amarillo, TX$54,913
Killeen, TX$54,895
Fayetteville, AR$54,847
Chattanooga, TN$54,829
Sioux City, IA$54,774
Idaho Falls, ID$54,762
Lynchburg, VA$54,714
Gainesville, FL$54,636
Portsmouth, OH$54,605
Little Rock, AR$54,593
Lafayette, LA$54,569
Youngstown, OH$54,569
Daytona Beach, FL$54,533
Clarksville, TN$54,527
Pensacola, FL$54,521
Temple, TX$54,517
Hopkinsville, KY$54,340
Erie, PA$54,328
Florence, SC$54,304
Charleston, WV$54,207
Great Falls, MT$54,177
Macon, GA$54,092
Tallahassee, FL$54,086
Fayetteville, NC$54,074
Waco, TX$54,062
Helena, MT$54,020
Pine Bluff, AR$53,997
Vincennes, IN$53,923
Lubbock, TX$53,899
Alamogordo, NM$53,863
Twin Falls, ID$53,808
Rapid City, SD$53,790
Jackson, MS$53,682
Huntington, WV$53,677
Greenville, MS$53,676
Parkersburg, WV$53,614
Montgomery, AL$53,603
Wichita Falls, TX$53,543
Springfield, MO$53,543
Biloxi, MS$53,513
Monroe, LA$53,452
Johnstown, PA$53,410
Sumter, SC$53,386
Columbus, GA$53,380
Pascagoula, MS$53,265
Abilene, TX$53,265
Kingsport, TN$53,108
Albany, GA$53,108
Gulfport, MS$53,090
Alexandria, LA$52,891
Fort Smith, AR$52,740
El Paso, TX$52,577
Las Cruces, NM$52,305
Harlingen, TX$52,152
Pocatello, ID$52,142
Florence, AL$52,064
Brownsville, TX$52,051
Mcallen, TX$51,925
Dothan, AL$51,840
Columbus, MS$51,481
Altus, OK$51,200
Lawton, OK$51,085
Pierre, SD$50,868
What Skills Can Increase a Work Comp Adjuster's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 7.39% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Material Science (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Analyzing the properties of materials and using that information to build various products.
Cell Biology (Mentioned in 1.85% Job Postings): Utilizing techniques to study cell structures and functions for further research on human anatomy, physiology, and medications.
Work Comp Adjuster Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Work Comp Adjuster's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
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