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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators Salary in San Antonio, TX

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn a median $81,830 a year — 5% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $66,397 take-home, or $5,533 a month.

Median salary
$81,830
$39.34 per hour
Typical range
$47,470 – $116,900
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in San Antonio, TX
4,860
2.07× national concentration
▲0.8%
Pay trend: The median for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in San Antonio, TX rose from $81,150 (May 2024) to $81,830 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.6%.

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators in San Antonio, TX
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$66,397
per year · effective tax rate 18.9%
$5,533Monthly
$2,767Twice a month
$2,554Every 2 weeks
$31.92Hourly
  • Federal income tax$9,173
  • Social Security (6.2%)$5,073
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,187
  • Texas income tax$0
  • Take-home pay$66,397

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 0.00% state

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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators pay by experience in San Antonio, TX

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$47,470$22.82$40,322$3,360
25th percentile$64,240$30.88$53,797$4,483
Median (50th)$81,830$39.34$66,397$5,533
75th percentile$107,700$51.78$84,597$7,050
90th percentile (top earners)$116,900$56.20$91,069$7,589

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Texas resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $81,830 buys in San Antonio, TX

Prices in San Antonio, TX are 5.3% lower than the U.S. average (housing costs are 5% below the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators's $66,397 take-home pay has the buying power of $70,102 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,171
21% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,419
26% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$4,362
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

San Antonio, TX has 2.1× the national concentration of claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators jobs — a strong local market for this occupation.

Best-paying cities for claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators, adjusted for cost of living

San Antonio, TX ranks #2 of 30 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Baltimore, MD $98,700$73,941$70,766
2San Antonio, TX $81,830$66,397$70,102
3Nashville, TN $78,030$63,724$66,146
4Kansas City, MO $78,090$61,033$65,951
5San Francisco, CA $105,340$76,000$65,737
6Houston, TX $78,820$64,280$65,173
7Dallas, TX $82,890$67,143$65,131
8Milwaukee, WI $79,770$62,101$64,063

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 30 metros →

About the job: claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation. May also settle insurance claims.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Long-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-5.5% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators make in San Antonio, TX?

The median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salary in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area is $81,830 a year, or about $39.34 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $64,240 and $107,700.

What is a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators’s take-home pay in San Antonio, TX?

On the median $81,830 salary, a single filer living in Texas takes home about $66,397 a year ($5,533 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare in 2026.

Is San Antonio, TX a good place to work as a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators?

Pay here is 5% above the national median of $78,000. Local prices are 5.3% below the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $70,102 would in a typical U.S. city. San Antonio, TX ranks #2 of 30 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators afford rent in San Antonio, TX?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in San Antonio, TX is $1,171 a month ($1,419 for two bedrooms) — 21% of a median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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