What are the main factors that influence an Insurance Examiner's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Insurance Examiner's salary?

An Insurance Examiner's salary grows with experience: a Insurance Examiner (0-2 years)earns $54,664, a Claims Examiner II (2-4 years)earns $68,961, a Claims Examiner III (4-7 years)earns $83,675, a Claims Examiner IV (7+ years)earns $95,762, a Claims Examiner V (7-10 years)earns $120,086,

What are the highest paying states for an Insurance Examiner?

Insurance Examiner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Insurance Examiner roles are District of Columbia $60,844, California $60,613, Massachusetts $59,806. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Insurance Examiner roles make?

Salaries for Insurance Examiner level roles vary by specialization: Insurance Claims Examiner V: $119,850; Insurance Claims Examiner IV: $95,580; Claims Examiner IV: $95,571; Insurance Claims Examiner III: $83,510; Claims Examiner III: $83,508.

How do different companies affect an Insurance Examiner's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Insurance Examiner roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Insurance Examiner Salary in the United States

How much does an Insurance Examiner make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Insurance Examiner in the United States is $54,953 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an Insurance Examiner's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,468
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,545 to $58,887
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,710

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Insurance Examiner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,887	$4,907	$1,132	$28
Average	$54,953	$4,579	$1,057	$26
25th Percentile	$48,545	$4,045	$934	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Insurance Examiner Salaries

An Insurance Examiner's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Insurance Examiner Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Insurance Examiner's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,664
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,961
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,675
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $95,762
Expert (over 8 years): $120,086

Levels	Salary
Insurance... Level Insurance Examiner	$54,664
Claims Ex... Level Insurance Examiner	$68,961
Claims Ex... Level Insurance Examiner	$83,675
Claims Ex... Level Insurance Examiner	$95,762
Claims Ex... Level Insurance Examiner	$120,086

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How Do Insurance Examiner 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 Insurance Examiners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,844.
California: $60,613.
Massachusetts: $59,806.

District of Columbia $60,844 California $60,613 Massachusetts $59,806 Washington $59,586 New Jersey $59,564 Alaska $59,487 Connecticut $58,729 New York $58,421

Hawaii $57,437 Rhode Island $56,976 Maryland $56,662 Minnesota $56,234 Colorado $56,069 Illinois $56,014 Oregon $55,805 Delaware $55,651

New Hampshire $55,554 Virginia $55,338 Pennsylvania $54,706 Nevada $54,387 North Dakota $54,283 Michigan $54,118 Wisconsin $54,058 Vermont $53,937

Texas $53,601 Maine $53,579 Arizona $53,546 Ohio $53,508 Georgia $53,002 Indiana $52,750 Wyoming $52,700 Utah $52,623

Iowa $52,590 Kansas $52,327 Louisiana $52,250 North Carolina $52,222 Missouri $52,211 Florida $51,997 Montana $51,881 Nebraska $51,772

Kentucky $51,711 South Carolina $51,491 Tennessee $51,354 Idaho $51,299 New Mexico $50,898 Oklahoma $50,810 Alabama $50,486 South Dakota $49,942

Arkansas $49,645 West Virginia $49,485 Mississippi $49,007

Top Paying Cities for Insurance Examiners

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: $69,313
San Francisco: $68,554
Oakland: $67,109

San Jose, CA $69,313

San Francisco, CA $68,554

Oakland, CA $67,109

New York, NY $63,273

Paramus, NJ $62,503

Queens Village, NY $62,501

Passaic, NJ $62,448

Bergenfield, NJ $62,443

Stamford, CT $62,323

Huntington, NY $62,300

Newark, NJ $61,894

Bridgeport, CT $61,778

Vallejo, CA $61,669

New Brunswick, NJ $61,647

Petaluma, CA $61,614

Middlesex, NJ $61,509

Somerset, NJ $61,471

Santa Cruz, CA $61,399

Boston, MA $61,064

Monterey, CA $60,871

Seattle, WA $60,745

Santa Rosa, CA $60,734

Los Angeles, CA $60,718

Juneau, AK $60,575

Washington, DC $60,515

Orange, CA $60,319

Santa Ana, CA $60,174

Long Beach, CA $60,119

Anaheim, CA $60,108

Anchorage, AK $60,080

Santa Maria, CA $59,916

Everett, WA $59,905

Danbury, CT $59,711

Bremerton, WA $59,635

Tacoma, WA $59,437

New Suffolk, NY $59,436

Sacramento, CA $59,421

Santa Barbara, CA $59,361

Trenton, NJ $59,300

San Diego, CA $59,300

Brockton, MA $59,240

Fairbanks, AK $59,105

Lompoc, CA $58,965

Lowell, MA $58,920

Ventura, CA $58,910

Nashua, NH $58,899

Stockton, CA $58,893

Modesto, CA $58,492

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,371

Olympia, WA $58,267

Kennewick, WA $58,267

New Haven, CT $58,245

Lawrence, MA $58,047

Hartford, CT $57,992

Riverside, CA $57,981

New Bedford, MA $57,926

Richland, WA $57,926

Bakersfield, CA $57,849

San Bernardino, CA $57,827

New Britain, CT $57,822

Atlantic City, NJ $57,822

New London, CT $57,800

Norwich, CT $57,783

Portsmouth, NH $57,772

Boulder, CO $57,656

Portland, OR $57,580

Worcester, MA $57,575

Minneapolis, MN $57,404

Philadelphia, PA $57,327

Honolulu, HI $57,146

Saint Paul, MN $57,120

Vineland, NJ $57,107

Providence, RI $56,948

Chicago, IL $56,789

Bellingham, WA $56,723

Springfield, MA $56,679

Baltimore, MD $56,662

Chico, CA $56,525

Pittsfield, MA $56,377

Manchester, NH $56,272

Spokane, WA $56,030

Denver, CO $56,025

Albany, NY $55,767

Troy, NY $55,745

Nassau, NY $55,686

Schenectady, NY $55,629

Wilmington, DE $55,585

Burlington, VT $55,508

Salem, OR $55,486

Portland, ME $55,316

Yakima, WA $55,261

Rochester, MN $55,091

Reno, NV $55,063

Fresno, CA $55,063

Milwaukee, WI $55,014

Detroit, MI $54,959

Ann Arbor, MI $54,949

Allentown, PA $54,942

Colorado Springs, CO $54,849

Syracuse, NY $54,821

Carson City, NV $54,821

Houston, TX $54,744

Eugene, OR $54,717

Gary, IN $54,651

Springfield, OR $54,607

Bismarck, ND $54,596

Galveston, TX $54,558

Medford, OR $54,475

Fort Collins, CO $54,453

Concord, NH $54,426

Austin, TX $54,409

Mesa, AZ $54,294

Reading, PA $54,288

Phoenix, AZ $54,283

Dallas, TX $54,266

Saint Cloud, MN $54,214

Madison, WI $54,140

Utica, NY $53,992

Rochester, NY $53,904

Des Moines, IA $53,898

Raleigh, NC $53,893

Atlanta, GA $53,810

Battle Creek, MI $53,794

Salt Lake City, UT $53,777

Lancaster, PA $53,695

Harrisburg, PA $53,618

Kansas City, MO $53,563

Champaign, IL $53,552

Kansas City, KS $53,552

Fort Worth, TX $53,546

Columbus, OH $53,537

Boca Raton, FL $53,525

Pittsburgh, PA $53,503

Richmond, VA $53,481

Indianapolis, IN $53,470

Cleveland, OH $53,464

Las Vegas, NV $53,398

Cincinnati, OH $53,398

Petersburg, VA $53,316

Huntsville, AL $53,233

Lansing, MI $53,196

Lebanon, PA $53,189

Pueblo, CO $53,184

Appleton, WI $53,167

Buffalo, NY $53,145

Dayton, OH $53,129

Racine, WI $53,118

Charlotte, NC $53,112

Saint Louis, MO $53,096

York, PA $53,063

Elkhart, IN $53,063

Gastonia, NC $53,052

Billings, MT $53,039

Beaumont, TX $53,024

Lorain, OH $53,013

Benton Harbor, MI $53,002

Toledo, OH $52,991

Binghamton, NY $52,964

Rock Hill, SC $52,958

Rockford, IL $52,931

Springfield, IL $52,909

Elyria, OH $52,904

Fargo, ND $52,904

Flagstaff, AZ $52,865

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,832

Duluth, MN $52,799

Miami, FL $52,799

Cheyenne, WY $52,761

Grand Forks, ND $52,761

Bangor, ME $52,640

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,579

Durham, NC $52,556

Louisville, KY $52,552

Grand Rapids, MI $52,541

Hialeah, FL $52,535

Casper, WY $52,458

Scranton, PA $52,392

New Orleans, LA $52,376

Virginia Beach, VA $52,370

Akron, OH $52,343

Peoria, IL $52,272

Sarasota, FL $52,261

Nashville, TN $52,222

Omaha, NE $52,222

Green Bay, WI $52,222

Baton Rouge, LA $52,195

Charleston, SC $52,184

Jamestown, NY $52,156

Davenport, IA $52,156

Tucson, AZ $52,129

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,096

Tampa, FL $52,085

Evansville, IN $52,052

Port Arthur, TX $52,052

Bradenton, FL $52,030

Santa Fe, NM $51,931

Orlando, FL $51,832

Clearwater, FL $51,815

Canton, OH $51,700

La Crosse, WI $51,700

Albuquerque, NM $51,667

Newport News, VA $51,662

High Point, NC $51,645

Ogden, UT $51,623

Corpus Christi, TX $51,579

Norfolk, VA $51,546

Laramie, WY $51,546

Rock Island, IL $51,513

Saginaw, MI $51,502

Jacksonville, FL $51,497

Salisbury, NC $51,486

Boise, ID $51,475

Moline, IL $51,447

Fort Myers, FL $51,431

Memphis, TN $51,420

Tulsa, OK $51,392

Waterloo, IA $51,359

Spartanburg, SC $51,304

Lincoln, NE $51,277

Fort Wayne, IN $51,266

Provo, UT $51,260

Cedar Falls, IA $51,194

San Antonio, TX $51,173

Greensboro, NC $51,151

South Bend, IN $51,145

Savannah, GA $51,085

Muskegon, MI $51,063

Birmingham, AL $51,057

Winston Salem, NC $51,030

Lake Charles, LA $50,898

Anderson, IN $50,887

Lexington, KY $50,870

Augusta, GA $50,854

Greenville, SC $50,854

Lima, OH $50,810

Wichita, KS $50,804

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,804

Columbia, SC $50,755

Springfield, OH $50,744

Asheville, NC $50,656

Bloomington, IN $50,617

Knoxville, TN $50,420

Shreveport, LA $50,414

Wilmington, NC $50,343

Roanoke, VA $50,343

Topeka, KS $50,244

Frankfort, KY $50,238

Oklahoma City, OK $50,200

Chillicothe, OH $50,178

Longview, TX $50,172

Melbourne, FL $50,167

Sioux Falls, SD $50,079

Mobile, AL $50,073

Terre Haute, IN $50,051

Altoona, PA $50,018

Amarillo, TX $49,980

Killeen, TX $49,964

Fayetteville, AR $49,920

Chattanooga, TN $49,903

Sioux City, IA $49,854

Idaho Falls, ID $49,843

Lynchburg, VA $49,799

Gainesville, FL $49,727

Portsmouth, OH $49,700

Little Rock, AR $49,689

Lafayette, LA $49,667

Youngstown, OH $49,667

Daytona Beach, FL $49,634

Clarksville, TN $49,628

Pensacola, FL $49,623

Temple, TX $49,619

Hopkinsville, KY $49,458

Erie, PA $49,447

Florence, SC $49,425

Charleston, WV $49,337

Great Falls, MT $49,310

Macon, GA $49,233

Tallahassee, FL $49,227

Fayetteville, NC $49,216

Waco, TX $49,205

Helena, MT $49,167

Pine Bluff, AR $49,146

Vincennes, IN $49,079

Lubbock, TX $49,057

Alamogordo, NM $49,024

Twin Falls, ID $48,974

Rapid City, SD $48,958

Jackson, MS $48,859

Huntington, WV $48,855

Greenville, MS $48,853

Parkersburg, WV $48,797

Montgomery, AL $48,788

Wichita Falls, TX $48,733

Springfield, MO $48,733

Biloxi, MS $48,705

Monroe, LA $48,650

Johnstown, PA $48,612

Sumter, SC $48,590

Columbus, GA $48,584

Pascagoula, MS $48,480

Abilene, TX $48,480

Kingsport, TN $48,337

Albany, GA $48,337

Gulfport, MS $48,320

Alexandria, LA $48,139

Fort Smith, AR $48,002

El Paso, TX $47,853

Las Cruces, NM $47,606

Harlingen, TX $47,466

Pocatello, ID $47,458

Florence, AL $47,386

Brownsville, TX $47,375

Mcallen, TX $47,260

Dothan, AL $47,183

Columbus, MS $46,856

Altus, OK $46,600

Lawton, OK $46,496

Pierre, SD $46,298

What Skills Can Increase an Insurance Examiner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 9.47% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Claim Processing (Mentioned in 3.51% Job Postings): Claims processing refers to the insurance company's procedure to check the claim requests for adequate information, validation, justification and authenticity.
Technical Skills (Mentioned in 1.58% Job Postings): Technical skills are the specialized knowledge and expertise required to perform specific tasks and use specific tools and programs in real world situations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	9.47%
Claim Processing	3.51%
Technical Skills	1.58%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Insurance Examiner's salary.

Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Agility: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coordination	$65,944	20%
Leadership	$59,350	8%
Agility	$59,350	8%
Knowledge of Claims	$58,800	7%
Analysis	$58,250	6%
Mediation	$58,250	6%

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How Education impacts an Insurance Examiner's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Insurance Examiners enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Insurance Examiner with a Associate's Degree is between $51,203 and $55,001).

Insurance Examiner Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Insurance Examiner

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 18.6%

Associates 14.1%

Bachelors 55.0%

Masters 8.9%

Doctorate 2.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	18.6%
Associates	14.1%
Bachelors	55.0%
Masters	8.9%
Doctorate	2.2%

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Insurance Examiner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Insurance Examiner's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$48,545

Average $54,953/year

$58,887

$4,045

Average $4,579/month

$4,907

$934

Average $1,057/week

$1,132

$23

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,887	$4,907	$1,132	$28
Average	$54,953	$4,579	$1,057	$26
25th Percentile	$48,545	$4,045	$934	$23

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Salary Trends for Insurance Examiner

Salaries for an Insurance Examiner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $53,715 in 2023 to around $53,557 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Insurance Examiner salary trends, .

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