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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in South Carolina

Want to work in South Carolina as a Claims Adjuster, Examiner, or Investigator? Read this first!

-2% Jobs Projection
$65,390 Median Salary
210 Job Openings

While jobs for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in South Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in South Carolina is expected to decrease.

  • Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in South Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Work in South Carolina?

In South Carolina, there were 2,540 people working as Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the year 2018.

There were 2,160 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 380 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,235 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in this state are declining at a rate of 2.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.4%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 210 annual Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators job openings in South Carolina, and 2,590 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 24,500 annual jobs and 306,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Make in South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators ranged from $34,630 to $90,820 with $65,390 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.65 to $43.67. The median hourly rate was $31.44.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $31.84 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.40.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina Metros for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,800 $65,430
Columbia, SC 1,110 $67,330
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 600 $51,870
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 170 $69,390
Florence, SC 170 $67,480
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 100 $65,300
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 100 $51,360
Spartanburg, SC 80 $73,460

Top States for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Employment

View the list below to see where most Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 33,650 $72,380
Texas 23,110 $67,260
Florida 21,310 $61,970
New York 18,510 $70,100
Pennsylvania 13,810 $65,790
Illinois 12,450 $62,740
Ohio 11,290 $65,000
New Jersey 10,780 $74,350
Arizona 9,860 $58,630
Georgia 9,640 $62,990
North Carolina 8,440 $61,470
Missouri 7,250 $65,310
Tennessee 6,870 $59,430
Wisconsin 6,380 $61,750
Maryland 5,810 $72,040
Massachusetts 5,760 $75,250
Minnesota 5,570 $62,550
Washington 5,490 $68,600
Colorado 5,200 $70,720
Virginia 5,030 $61,900

Below are the states where Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $76,000
Massachusetts $75,250
New Jersey $74,350
California $72,380
Alaska $72,090
Maryland $72,040
Colorado $70,720
Rhode Island $70,510
New York $70,100
New Hampshire $69,850

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