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What adjusters make
Median
$78,000
Bottom tenth
$48,850
Top tenth
$117,040
The national median is $78,000 a year and the bottom tenth start near $48,850. The published occupation is Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, so it mixes staff adjusters, desk examiners and fraud investigators together. It does not include independent catastrophe adjusters paid per claim, whose income swings wildly from year to year.