SOC 13-1031 · Kennewick-Richland, WA metro

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary in Kennewick, WA

The average salary for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Kennewick, Washington is $78,080 a year ($37.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,090: half of the 50 people in this job in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($80,470).

$78,080average per year

$37.54 / hourMedian $78,090Take-home ≈ $63,759

  • $46K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#6 of 8Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay range in Kennewick

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,330 or more. The middle half of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Kennewick earn between $55,580 and $96,100.

  • $46K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $78KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,080$6,507$37.54
Median$78,090$6,508$37.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,580$4,632$26.72
Experienced (75th percentile)$96,100$8,008$46.20

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay in Kennewick vs. Washington and the U.S.

Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Kennewick earn 8% less than the Washington average ($85,270) and about the same as the U.S. average ($80,470). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $78,000.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kennewick$78,080$78,090$46,160$106,33050
Washington$85,270$80,700$50,080$122,8406,180
United States$80,470$78,000$48,850$117,040324,230

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary after taxes in Kennewick

On the average salary of $78,080, a single filer in Kennewick takes home about $63,759 a year, or $5,313 a month and $2,452 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Kennewick a good place for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kennewick area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $78,080 buys what about $78,018 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Kennewick ($57,290). A typical home costs $441,524, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in other Washington cities

Kennewick ranks 6th of 8 Washington metro areas for this job; Bellingham pays the most ($90,430).

All Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,960).

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary by city

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in Kennewick: questions

How much do claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators make an hour in Kennewick?

$37.54 an hour on average, and $37.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salary in Kennewick?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators take-home pay in Kennewick?

About $63,759 a year ($5,313 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,080. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators earn more in Kennewick than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($80,470).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1031; area Kennewick-Richland, WA (28420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.19, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.19).

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