Claims Adjuster vs Insurance Agent

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Claims Adjuster pays about 23% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Claims Adjuster Insurance Agent
$80k
$65k
$48.7k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $95.5k

Claims Adjuster

$80,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -47.1%
$151,250 $80,000
$73.3k 25th
$80k Median
$90k 75th
$68.3k
$92.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $52k – $125k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
40.6%
Live roles
32

Insurance Agent

$65,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -67.5%
$200,000 $65,000
$62.4k 25th
$65k Median
$70k 75th
$51.9k
$114.2k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $9.5k – $390k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
14.5%
Live roles
241

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Bhhc $67,500 4
Pie Insurance $90,000 3
Horace Mann $68,300 3
Openly $80,000 2
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys $52,000 2
HI Honeycomb Insurance $92,500 1
Kin Insurance $90,000 1
Steadily $75,000 1

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Farmers District 40 $65,000 21
Steadily $130,000 2
Silvur $62,400 2
Sierra $285,000 1
Ethos Life $135,000 1
Worksite Field Sales $83,000 1
Horace Mann - Agent Opportunities $83,000 1
SoFi $70,500 1

Claims Adjuster vs Insurance Agent: which pays more?

The median for Claims Adjuster is $80,000 per year (typically $73,325–$90,000), versus $65,000 for Insurance Agent ($62,400–$70,000). That puts Claims Adjuster about 23% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Claims Adjuster and Insurance Agent are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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