43 Series · SOC 43-9041
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $49,230
- Median / year
- $73,590
- Top 10% earn
- -3.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 214,260
- US workers
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks earn a median of $49,230 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $49,230, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,560 (10th percentile) to $73,590 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 214,260 US workers. New Hampshire pays the most ($60,650), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks earn a median of $49,230, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 31% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Office and Administrative Support, it ranks #26 of 54 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 3.7% by 2033.
- $49,230
- Median annual wage
- Top 69%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #26 of 54
- in Office and Administrative Support
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New Hampshire at $60,650. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (SOC 43-9041) pays a national median of $49,230 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $37,560 at the 10th percentile to $73,590 at the 90th, with a mean of $52,920 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 214,260 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 349 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 20,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New Hampshire pays the highest state median at $60,650, which is +23% above the national figure. The top metro is Manchester-Nashua, NH at $67,170 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 214,260 jobs Median $49,230/yr
Median Salary
$49,230
per year
Median Hourly
$23.67/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$52,920
average
Employment
214,260
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$49,230 Bottom 31% higher than 31% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 43-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 43-series occupations with growth data, Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks sits on the slower-growing side at -3.7% growth and $49,230 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-3.7%
Declining
Annual Openings
20,300
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.5/100K
Injury Rate
1/100
Danger Index
4.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 3.5
Time Management 3.5
Speaking 3.4
Active Listening 3.3
Critical Thinking 3.3
Writing 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Coordination 3.1
Service Orientation 3.1
Monitoring 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.2
Administrative 3.9
English Language 3.6
Computers and Electronics 3.0
Mathematics 2.9
Administration and Management 2.4
Communications and Media 2.2
Production and Processing 2.2
Law and Government 2.2
Economics and Accounting 2.1
Key Tasks
- ▸ Prepare insurance claim forms or related documents, and review them for completeness.
- ▸ Pay small claims.
- ▸ Calculate amount of claim.
- ▸ Post or attach information to claim file.
- ▸ Transmit claims for payment or further investigation.
- ▸ Contact insured or other involved persons to obtain missing information.
- ▸ Review insurance policy to determine coverage.
- ▸ Process and record new insurance policies and claims.
- ▸ Process, prepare, and submit business or government forms, such as submitting applications for coverage to insurance carriers.
- ▸ Organize or work with detailed office or warehouse records, using computers to enter, access, search or retrieve data.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,560
25th Percentile
$44,270
Median
$49,230
75th Percentile
$60,490
90th Percentile
$73,590
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | $60,650 | +23% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $60,220 | +22% above national |
| 3 | New Jersey | $59,810 | +21% above national |
| 4 | Connecticut | $59,760 | +21% above national |
| 5 | Maine | $58,890 | +20% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $58,660 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Minnesota | $58,030 | +18% above national |
| 8 | New York | $57,790 | +17% above national |
| 9 | California | $56,800 | +15% above national |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $52,910 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Montana | $50,890 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Oregon | $50,890 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Arizona | $50,530 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Delaware | $49,990 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Texas | $49,880 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $49,420 | same as national |
| 17 | Vermont | $49,260 | same as national |
| 18 | Indiana | $49,240 | same as national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $49,170 | same as national |
| 20 | Alaska | $48,740 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Oklahoma | $48,650 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Nebraska | $48,490 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Illinois | $48,440 | 2% below national |
| 24 | North Dakota | $48,390 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Ohio | $48,380 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Kentucky | $48,330 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Nevada | $48,300 | 2% below national |
| 28 | North Carolina | $48,130 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Kansas | $47,960 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Michigan | $47,860 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Hawaii | $47,420 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Idaho | $47,200 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Florida | $47,130 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Utah | $47,120 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Maryland | $47,070 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Wyoming | $46,870 | 5% below national |
| 37 | Louisiana | $46,800 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Georgia | $46,590 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Iowa | $46,430 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Virginia | $46,430 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $46,010 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $45,720 | 7% below national |
| 43 | South Dakota | $45,610 | 7% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $45,220 | 8% below national |
| 45 | West Virginia | $44,740 | 9% below national |
| 46 | South Carolina | $44,650 | 9% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $43,840 | 11% below national |
| 48 | New Mexico | $41,700 | 15% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $38,140 | 23% below national |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $30,910 | 37% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $67,170 | +36% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $64,260 | +31% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $63,750 | +29% above national |
| 4 | Barnstable Town, MA | $63,190 | +28% above national |
| 5 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $62,900 | +28% above national |
| 6 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $62,500 | +27% above national |
| 7 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $62,310 | +27% above national |
| 8 | Appleton, WI | $62,170 | +26% above national |
| 9 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $61,460 | +25% above national |
| 10 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,410 | +25% above national |
| 11 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $61,390 | +25% above national |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,120 | +24% above national |
| 13 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,740 | +23% above national |
| 14 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $60,630 | +23% above national |
| 15 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $60,440 | +23% above national |
| 16 | Vallejo, CA | $60,280 | +22% above national |
| 17 | Bozeman, MT | $60,200 | +22% above national |
| 18 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $60,070 | +22% above national |
| 19 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $59,390 | +21% above national |
| 20 | St. Cloud, MN | $59,390 | +21% above national |
| 21 | Ann Arbor, MI | $59,370 | +21% above national |
| 22 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $59,370 | +21% above national |
| 23 | Wausau, WI | $59,270 | +20% above national |
| 24 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $58,580 | +19% above national |
| 25 | Glens Falls, NY | $58,400 | +19% above national |
| 26 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $58,260 | +18% above national |
| 27 | Boise City, ID | $58,100 | +18% above national |
| 28 | Colorado Springs, CO | $58,080 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $57,840 | +17% above national |
| 30 | Salem, OR | $57,720 | +17% above national |
| 31 | Binghamton, NY | $57,500 | +17% above national |
| 32 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $57,440 | +17% above national |
| 33 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $57,340 | +16% above national |
| 34 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $57,300 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Helena, MT | $57,260 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $57,150 | +16% above national |
| 37 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,150 | +16% above national |
| 38 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $57,150 | +16% above national |
| 39 | Salinas, CA | $57,020 | +16% above national |
| 40 | Redding, CA | $56,320 | +14% above national |
| 41 | New Haven, CT | $56,110 | +14% above national |
| 42 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $55,950 | +14% above national |
| 43 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $55,910 | +14% above national |
| 44 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $55,890 | +14% above national |
| 45 | Bowling Green, KY | $55,480 | +13% above national |
| 46 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $55,310 | +12% above national |
| 47 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $54,900 | +12% above national |
| 48 | Bloomington, IN | $54,000 | +10% above national |
| 49 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $53,980 | +10% above national |
| 50 | Terre Haute, IN | $53,980 | +10% above national |
| 51 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $53,940 | +10% above national |
| 52 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $53,680 | +9% above national |
| 53 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $53,670 | +9% above national |
| 54 | Savannah, GA | $53,260 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $53,040 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Utica-Rome, NY | $52,980 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $52,950 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $52,770 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $52,560 | +7% above national |
| 60 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $52,290 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Missoula, MT | $52,190 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $52,160 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $52,070 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $52,070 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Medford, OR | $52,000 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $51,990 | +6% above national |
| 67 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $51,850 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $51,610 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Worcester, MA | $51,400 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $51,370 | +4% above national |
| 71 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $51,310 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $51,300 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $51,280 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $51,270 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Syracuse, NY | $51,170 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $51,090 | +4% above national |
| 77 | Duluth, MN-WI | $51,020 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Tucson, AZ | $50,960 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Modesto, CA | $50,930 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Lynchburg, VA | $50,760 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $50,720 | +3% above national |
| 82 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $50,630 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,620 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $50,580 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $50,400 | +2% above national |
| 86 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,350 | +2% above national |
| 87 | Madison, WI | $50,320 | +2% above national |
| 88 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $50,270 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Lubbock, TX | $50,270 | +2% above national |
| 90 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $50,200 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Bismarck, ND | $50,180 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Reading, PA | $50,150 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $50,120 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Saginaw, MI | $50,070 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Fresno, CA | $50,060 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $50,010 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $49,990 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $49,990 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $49,940 | +1% above national |
| 100 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $49,920 | +1% above national |
| 101 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $49,850 | +1% above national |
| 102 | Corvallis, OR | $49,790 | +1% above national |
| 103 | Oklahoma City, OK | $49,790 | +1% above national |
| 104 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $49,770 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Columbus, OH | $49,670 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Eau Claire, WI | $49,570 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $49,560 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $49,450 | same as national |
| 109 | Omaha, NE-IA | $49,410 | same as national |
| 110 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $49,360 | same as national |
| 111 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $49,320 | same as national |
| 112 | Springfield, MA | $49,310 | same as national |
| 113 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $49,200 | same as national |
| 114 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $49,180 | same as national |
| 115 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $49,130 | same as national |
| 116 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $49,090 | same as national |
| 117 | Iowa City, IA | $49,060 | same as national |
| 118 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $49,030 | same as national |
| 119 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $48,920 | 1% below national |
| 120 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,820 | 1% below national |
| 121 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $48,770 | 1% below national |
| 122 | Tulsa, OK | $48,710 | 1% below national |
| 123 | Birmingham, AL | $48,700 | 1% below national |
| 124 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $48,700 | 1% below national |
| 125 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $48,630 | 1% below national |
| 126 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,630 | 1% below national |
| 127 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $48,550 | 1% below national |
| 128 | Billings, MT | $48,510 | 1% below national |
| 129 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $48,430 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Fargo, ND-MN | $48,390 | 2% below national |
| 131 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $48,330 | 2% below national |
| 132 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $48,310 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $48,300 | 2% below national |
| 134 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,280 | 2% below national |
| 135 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $48,280 | 2% below national |
| 136 | Pittsburgh, PA | $48,280 | 2% below national |
| 137 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $48,240 | 2% below national |
| 138 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $48,170 | 2% below national |
| 139 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | 2% below national |
| 140 | Monroe, MI | $48,140 | 2% below national |
| 141 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $48,110 | 2% below national |
| 142 | Chico, CA | $48,090 | 2% below national |
| 143 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $48,090 | 2% below national |
| 144 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,070 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Green Bay, WI | $48,000 | 2% below national |
| 146 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,930 | 3% below national |
| 147 | Rockford, IL | $47,810 | 3% below national |
| 148 | Cleveland, OH | $47,800 | 3% below national |
| 149 | Spartanburg, SC | $47,750 | 3% below national |
| 150 | Columbia, MO | $47,720 | 3% below national |
| 151 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $47,720 | 3% below national |
| 152 | Fort Wayne, IN | $47,690 | 3% below national |
| 153 | Richmond, VA | $47,690 | 3% below national |
| 154 | Flint, MI | $47,680 | 3% below national |
| 155 | Baton Rouge, LA | $47,650 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $47,650 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,630 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $47,630 | 3% below national |
| 159 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $47,620 | 3% below national |
| 160 | Wichita, KS | $47,590 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Peoria, IL | $47,580 | 3% below national |
| 162 | Topeka, KS | $47,550 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,520 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Burlington, NC | $47,490 | 4% below national |
| 165 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | 4% below national |
| 166 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $47,340 | 4% below national |
| 167 | Rochester, NY | $47,320 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,170 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Springfield, MO | $47,170 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Akron, OH | $47,120 | 4% below national |
| 171 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $47,120 | 4% below national |
| 172 | Dover, DE | $47,070 | 4% below national |
| 173 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $47,070 | 4% below national |
| 174 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $47,070 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Rapid City, SD | $47,060 | 4% below national |
| 176 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $47,010 | 5% below national |
| 177 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $46,970 | 5% below national |
| 178 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,950 | 5% below national |
| 179 | Hammond, LA | $46,910 | 5% below national |
| 180 | Lancaster, PA | $46,890 | 5% below national |
| 181 | Gainesville, FL | $46,870 | 5% below national |
| 182 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $46,870 | 5% below national |
| 183 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $46,820 | 5% below national |
| 184 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,770 | 5% below national |
| 185 | Asheville, NC | $46,740 | 5% below national |
| 186 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $46,570 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $46,570 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Jackson, MS | $46,500 | 6% below national |
| 189 | Merced, CA | $46,470 | 6% below national |
| 190 | Jacksonville, FL | $46,450 | 6% below national |
| 191 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $46,450 | 6% below national |
| 192 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $46,450 | 6% below national |
| 193 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $46,430 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $46,410 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Ogden, UT | $46,410 | 6% below national |
| 196 | Jackson, MI | $46,400 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Springfield, IL | $46,400 | 6% below national |
| 198 | Traverse City, MI | $46,340 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $46,330 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $46,300 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $46,240 | 6% below national |
| 202 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $46,230 | 6% below national |
| 203 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $46,210 | 6% below national |
| 204 | Tallahassee, FL | $46,200 | 6% below national |
| 205 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $46,180 | 6% below national |
| 206 | Reno, NV | $46,180 | 6% below national |
| 207 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,140 | 6% below national |
| 208 | Florence, SC | $46,120 | 6% below national |
| 209 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $46,050 | 6% below national |
| 210 | Bloomington, IL | $46,040 | 6% below national |
| 211 | Dubuque, IA | $46,040 | 6% below national |
| 212 | Mansfield, OH | $46,010 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Albany, GA | $45,980 | 7% below national |
| 214 | Albany, OR | $45,980 | 7% below national |
| 215 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,960 | 7% below national |
| 216 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,840 | 7% below national |
| 217 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $45,830 | 7% below national |
| 218 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,830 | 7% below national |
| 219 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $45,760 | 7% below national |
| 220 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $45,670 | 7% below national |
| 221 | Roanoke, VA | $45,410 | 8% below national |
| 222 | Toledo, OH | $45,410 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,380 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Winston-Salem, NC | $45,340 | 8% below national |
| 225 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $45,300 | 8% below national |
| 226 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $45,270 | 8% below national |
| 227 | Elmira, NY | $45,210 | 8% below national |
| 228 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,200 | 8% below national |
| 229 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $45,180 | 8% below national |
| 230 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,070 | 8% below national |
| 231 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $45,030 | 9% below national |
| 232 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,010 | 9% below national |
| 233 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,950 | 9% below national |
| 234 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $44,920 | 9% below national |
| 235 | Tyler, TX | $44,920 | 9% below national |
| 236 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $44,860 | 9% below national |
| 237 | Fayetteville, NC | $44,830 | 9% below national |
| 238 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,720 | 9% below national |
| 239 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,720 | 9% below national |
| 240 | Gainesville, GA | $44,710 | 9% below national |
| 241 | Lincoln, NE | $44,710 | 9% below national |
| 242 | Wilmington, NC | $44,670 | 9% below national |
| 243 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $44,670 | 9% below national |
| 244 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,630 | 9% below national |
| 245 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $44,600 | 9% below national |
| 246 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $44,560 | 9% below national |
| 247 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,560 | 9% below national |
| 248 | Knoxville, TN | $44,520 | 10% below national |
| 249 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $44,480 | 10% below national |
| 250 | Longview, TX | $44,450 | 10% below national |
| 251 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,450 | 10% below national |
| 252 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,450 | 10% below national |
| 253 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $44,290 | 10% below national |
| 254 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,260 | 10% below national |
| 255 | Amarillo, TX | $44,240 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $44,240 | 10% below national |
| 257 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $44,230 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $44,140 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $44,080 | 10% below national |
| 260 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $43,860 | 11% below national |
| 261 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $43,840 | 11% below national |
| 262 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $43,740 | 11% below national |
| 263 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $43,710 | 11% below national |
| 264 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $43,710 | 11% below national |
| 265 | Jonesboro, AR | $43,670 | 11% below national |
| 266 | Bangor, ME | $43,560 | 12% below national |
| 267 | Charleston, WV | $43,410 | 12% below national |
| 268 | Morgantown, WV | $43,400 | 12% below national |
| 269 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,390 | 12% below national |
| 270 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $43,380 | 12% below national |
| 271 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $43,340 | 12% below national |
| 272 | Las Cruces, NM | $43,290 | 12% below national |
| 273 | Joplin, MO-KS | $43,240 | 12% below national |
| 274 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $43,120 | 12% below national |
| 275 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $43,080 | 12% below national |
| 276 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $43,040 | 13% below national |
| 277 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,020 | 13% below national |
| 278 | Jefferson City, MO | $42,930 | 13% below national |
| 279 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $42,820 | 13% below national |
| 280 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $42,670 | 13% below national |
| 281 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $42,370 | 14% below national |
| 282 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $42,340 | 14% below national |
| 283 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $42,220 | 14% below national |
| 284 | Dalton, GA | $42,060 | 15% below national |
| 285 | Ocala, FL | $41,900 | 15% below national |
| 286 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $41,880 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $41,610 | 15% below national |
| 288 | Bend, OR | $41,600 | 15% below national |
| 289 | Huntsville, AL | $41,590 | 16% below national |
| 290 | Corpus Christi, TX | $41,540 | 16% below national |
| 291 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $40,970 | 17% below national |
| 292 | Valdosta, GA | $40,850 | 17% below national |
| 293 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $40,840 | 17% below national |
| 294 | Jacksonville, NC | $40,670 | 17% below national |
| 295 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $40,660 | 17% below national |
| 296 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $40,630 | 17% below national |
| 297 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $40,630 | 17% below national |
| 298 | Abilene, TX | $40,610 | 18% below national |
| 299 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $40,600 | 18% below national |
| 300 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $40,370 | 18% below national |
| 301 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $39,990 | 19% below national |
| 302 | Columbus, GA-AL | $39,840 | 19% below national |
| 303 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $39,780 | 19% below national |
| 304 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $39,600 | 20% below national |
| 305 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $39,540 | 20% below national |
| 306 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,380 | 20% below national |
| 307 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,240 | 20% below national |
| 308 | Columbus, IN | $38,960 | 21% below national |
| 309 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $38,940 | 21% below national |
| 310 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,930 | 21% below national |
| 311 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,890 | 21% below national |
| 312 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,890 | 21% below national |
| 313 | Columbia, SC | $38,760 | 21% below national |
| 314 | Beckley, WV | $38,560 | 22% below national |
| 315 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,400 | 22% below national |
| 316 | Montgomery, AL | $38,370 | 22% below national |
| 317 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,250 | 22% below national |
| 318 | Albuquerque, NM | $38,220 | 22% below national |
| 319 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,770 | 23% below national |
| 320 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $37,750 | 23% below national |
| 321 | Dothan, AL | $37,680 | 23% below national |
| 322 | Erie, PA | $37,580 | 24% below national |
| 323 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,250 | 24% below national |
| 324 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,880 | 25% below national |
| 325 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,870 | 25% below national |
| 326 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,830 | 25% below national |
| 327 | Jackson, TN | $36,810 | 25% below national |
| 328 | Hattiesburg, MS | $36,800 | 25% below national |
| 329 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $36,620 | 26% below national |
| 330 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,530 | 26% below national |
| 331 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $36,410 | 26% below national |
| 332 | Monroe, LA | $36,400 | 26% below national |
| 333 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $36,270 | 26% below national |
| 334 | Johnstown, PA | $36,210 | 26% below national |
| 335 | Visalia, CA | $36,160 | 27% below national |
| 336 | Johnson City, TN | $35,900 | 27% below national |
| 337 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $35,710 | 27% below national |
| 338 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,610 | 28% below national |
| 339 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,380 | 28% below national |
| 340 | Mobile, AL | $35,140 | 29% below national |
| 341 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,580 | 30% below national |
| 342 | Laredo, TX | $34,360 | 30% below national |
| 343 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $32,740 | 33% below national |
| 344 | Aguadilla, PR | $32,420 | 34% below national |
| 345 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $30,950 | 37% below national |
| 346 | Arecibo, PR | $30,560 | 38% below national |
| 347 | El Paso, TX | $30,540 | 38% below national |
| 348 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $29,640 | 40% below national |
| 349 | Ponce, PR | $25,950 | 47% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks make? ▼
The median annual salary for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks is $49,230 ($23.67/hour). The salary range spans from $37,560 at the 10th percentile to $73,590 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks the most? ▼
New Hampshire pays the highest median salary for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks at $60,650/year, which is +23% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks? ▼
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1 per 100 workers.
Is Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks a good career? ▼
Employment for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks is projected to decline 3.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 20,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay vary by state? ▼
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is New Hampshire at $60,650/year, while South Carolina pays the least at $44,650/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks is Manchester-Nashua, NH at $67,170/year. BLS reports wage data for 349 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $60,490/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
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