Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Manchester, NH	$69,410
San Francisco, CA	$68,040
San Jose, CA	$66,990
Olympia, WA	$65,980
Bozeman, MT	$65,590
Portland, ME	$65,150
Ann Arbor, MI	$64,450
Santa Maria, CA	$63,940
Santa Cruz, CA	$62,780
Hartford, CT	$62,500
New York, NY	$62,400
Bridgeport, CT	$62,120
Santa Rosa, CA	$62,080
Seattle, WA	$61,350
Sacramento, CA	$61,250

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary by state

New Hampshire pays insurance claims and policy processing clerks the most statewide, $62,790 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
New Hampshire	$62,790	$60,650	820	1	$69,410	$69,410
Washington	$61,830	$60,220	3,730	4	$65,980	$54,680
Connecticut	$61,190	$59,760	2,430	4	$62,500	$54,440
Maine	$60,460	$58,890	1,710	3	$65,150	$46,310
New Jersey	$60,450	$59,810	5,000	2	$58,480	$55,270
Washington, D.C.	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$59,130	$59,130
Colorado	$59,110	$58,660	1,380	2	$60,720	$56,810
New York	$58,690	$57,790	8,120	10	$62,400	$45,690
California	$57,500	$56,800	23,470	20	$68,040	$41,850
Minnesota	$57,370	$58,030	3,580	3	$58,590	$54,710
Massachusetts	$55,540	$52,910	4,820	5	$60,560	$52,750
Texas	$54,740	$49,880	24,470	16	$59,760	$34,640
Montana	$54,070	$50,890	360	4	$65,590	$50,410
Indiana	$53,940	$49,240	5,190	9	$55,790	$46,880
Oregon	$53,530	$50,890	2,640	7	$57,840	$48,170
Pennsylvania	$53,190	$49,420	7,020	9	$56,830	$39,570
Kentucky	$53,040	$48,330	3,030	3	$57,220	$52,300
North Carolina	$52,740	$48,130	6,570	11	$56,010	$42,850
Wisconsin	$52,400	$49,170	5,140	9	$57,460	$50,800
Vermont	$52,380	$49,260	390	1	$54,080	$54,080
Illinois	$52,330	$48,440	9,060	6	$54,480	$48,920
Ohio	$51,980	$48,380	11,160	9	$55,080	$44,650
Rhode Island	n/a	n/a	710	1	$51,770	$51,770
Delaware	$51,720	$49,990	720	1	$49,870	$49,870
Maryland	$51,350	$47,070	1,200	1	$49,380	$49,380
Nevada	$50,910	$48,300	2,880	2	$52,870	$50,770
Kansas	$50,790	$47,960	800	2	$49,540	$49,470
Idaho	$50,720	$47,200	580	2	$56,480	$49,950
North Dakota	$50,630	$48,390	550	2	$52,760	$49,530
Nebraska	$50,620	$48,490	2,520	2	$52,350	$48,130
Florida	$50,550	$47,130	15,920	16	$54,140	$42,030
Oklahoma	$50,470	$48,650	1,530	2	$52,320	$51,310
Georgia	$50,370	$46,590	6,370	9	$54,490	$42,630
Michigan	$50,170	$47,860	6,410	9	$64,450	$43,400
Arizona	$50,030	$50,530	8,350	2	$51,700	$50,100
Hawaii	$49,420	$47,420	380	1	$48,990	$48,990
Iowa	$48,430	$46,430	2,820	6	$50,040	$43,380
Utah	$48,320	$47,120	1,880	3	$50,200	$43,190
Missouri	$47,790	$46,010	4,510	8	$54,300	$39,800
Alaska	$47,470	$48,740	40	0	n/a	n/a
Virginia	$47,330	$46,430	5,950	4	$50,790	$44,480
Tennessee	$46,910	$45,720	5,470	8	$49,410	$39,250
South Carolina	$46,500	$44,650	4,110	7	$52,670	$43,220
Mississippi	$46,290	$43,840	1,540	3	$53,820	$42,910
Arkansas	$46,220	$45,220	1,500	4	$48,090	$44,660
Louisiana	$46,070	$46,800	1,740	7	$46,840	$39,490
New Mexico	$45,740	$41,700	920	2	$50,980	$44,270
Wyoming	$45,740	$46,870	170	0	n/a	n/a
West Virginia	$45,460	$44,740	1,330	6	$46,600	$43,950
South Dakota	$44,310	$45,610	1,020	2	$46,920	$46,860
Alabama	$42,900	$38,140	2,110	8	$49,340	$36,040
Puerto Rico	$32,850	$30,910	1,920	4	$34,570	$27,660

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Manchester, NH	$69,410	$67,170	$33.37	270
San Francisco, CA	$68,040	$64,260	$32.71	2,390
San Jose, CA	$66,990	$62,900	$32.21	800
Olympia, WA	$65,980	$61,390	$31.72	820
Bozeman, MT	$65,590	$60,200	$31.53	50
Portland, ME	$65,150	$60,630	$31.32	940
Ann Arbor, MI	$64,450	$59,370	$30.99	100
Santa Maria, CA	$63,940	$61,460	$30.74	100
Santa Cruz, CA	$62,780	$57,840	$30.18	60
Hartford, CT	$62,500	$62,310	$30.05	1,470
New York, NY	$62,400	$60,070	$30.00	7,700
Bridgeport, CT	$62,120	$59,390	$29.86	290
Santa Rosa, CA	$62,080	$61,410	$29.85	230
Seattle, WA	$61,350	$61,120	$29.49	2,010
Sacramento, CA	$61,250	$60,740	$29.45	1,780
Denver, CO	$60,720	$60,440	$29.19	970
Barnstable, MA	$60,560	$63,190	$29.12	70
Dallas, TX	$59,760	$57,340	$28.73	7,100
San Antonio, TX	$59,750	$55,910	$28.73	2,620
Glens Falls, NY	$59,550	$58,400	$28.63	50
New Haven, CT	$59,470	$56,110	$28.59	220
Washington, DC	$59,130	$58,580	$28.43	1,230
Spokane, WA	$59,080	$57,440	$28.41	320
Vallejo, CA	$58,770	$60,280	$28.25	180
Helena, MT	$58,720	$57,260	$28.23	40
Minneapolis, MN	$58,590	$58,260	$28.17	2,460
Trenton, NJ	$58,480	$55,890	$28.12	340
Salinas, CA	$57,970	$57,020	$27.87	50
Portland, OR	$57,840	$57,150	$27.81	1,380
Janesville, WI	$57,460	$62,500	$27.63	50
Appleton, WI	$57,360	$62,170	$27.58	140
Lexington, KY	$57,220	$57,300	$27.51	320
Redding, CA	$56,950	$56,320	$27.38	210
Boston, MA	$56,900	$55,950	$27.36	3,100
Philadelphia, PA	$56,830	$57,150	$27.32	3,450
Colorado Springs, CO	$56,810	$58,080	$27.31	150
San Diego, CA	$56,510	$51,310	$27.17	2,740
Boise, ID	$56,480	$58,100	$27.16	300
Binghamton, NY	$56,350	$57,500	$27.09	30
Austin, TX	$56,300	$48,280	$27.07	3,450
Riverside, CA	$56,270	$55,310	$27.06	1,850
Durham, NC	$56,010	$52,560	$26.93	110
St. Cloud, MN	$55,940	$59,390	$26.89	60
Indianapolis, IN	$55,790	$52,070	$26.82	2,380
South Bend, IN	$55,790	$49,320	$26.82	220
Syracuse, NY	$55,620	$51,170	$26.74	350
Charlotte, NC	$55,620	$51,370	$26.74	1,930
Albany, NY	$55,300	$51,850	$26.59	630
Atlantic City, NJ	$55,270	$48,240	$26.57	130
Milwaukee, WI	$55,260	$53,980	$26.57	1,060
Cincinnati, OH	$55,080	$54,900	$26.48	2,050
Terre Haute, IN	$55,070	$53,980	$26.48	60
Greensboro, NC	$54,890	$51,610	$26.39	260
Duluth, MN	$54,710	$51,020	$26.30	160
Bremerton, WA	$54,680	$52,070	$26.29	40
Kiryas Joel, NY	$54,680	$51,090	$26.29	150
Modesto, CA	$54,630	$50,930	$26.26	170
Bowling Green, KY	$54,530	$55,480	$26.21	110
Savannah, GA	$54,490	$53,260	$26.20	180
Chicago, IL	$54,480	$51,280	$26.19	5,460
Raleigh, NC	$54,450	$51,300	$26.18	850
Waterbury, CT	$54,440	$52,290	$26.17	100
Wausau, WI	$54,380	$59,270	$26.14	150
Worcester, MA	$54,310	$51,400	$26.11	820
Columbia, MO	$54,300	$47,720	$26.10	210
Eau Claire, WI	$54,270	$49,570	$26.09	70
Bakersfield, CA	$54,250	$49,990	$26.08	180
Naples, FL	$54,140	$47,340	$26.03	70
Burlington, VT	$54,080	$50,580	$26.00	160
Columbus, OH	$53,990	$49,670	$25.96	1,770
Atlanta, GA	$53,980	$48,280	$25.95	3,240
Lafayette, IN	$53,880	$49,360	$25.90	100
Los Angeles, CA	$53,880	$50,630	$25.90	7,500
Jackson, MS	$53,820	$46,500	$25.88	440
Reading, PA	$53,810	$50,150	$25.87	170
Fresno, CA	$53,800	$50,060	$25.87	510
Salem, OR	$53,710	$57,720	$25.82	290
Madison, WI	$53,540	$50,320	$25.74	840
Lubbock, TX	$53,500	$50,270	$25.72	140
Bloomington, IN	$53,480	$54,000	$25.71	70
Buffalo, NY	$53,420	$49,920	$25.69	490
Springfield, MA	$53,400	$49,310	$25.67	260
Tallahassee, FL	$53,160	$46,200	$25.56	260
Medford, OR	$53,150	$52,000	$25.56	70
Burlington, NC	$53,140	$47,490	$25.55	40
Kansas City, MO	$53,040	$49,940	$25.50	1,250
Springfield, MO	$52,980	$47,170	$25.47	150
Reno, NV	$52,870	$46,180	$25.42	280
La Crosse, WI	$52,800	$49,770	$25.39	60
Houston, TX	$52,790	$48,700	$25.38	2,850
Bismarck, ND	$52,760	$50,180	$25.36	110
Amherst, MA	$52,750	$49,990	$25.36	40
Florence, SC	$52,670	$46,120	$25.32	40
Rochester, NY	$52,630	$47,320	$25.30	420
Allentown, PA	$52,570	$50,270	$25.27	230
Albany, OR	$52,470	$45,980	$25.23	70
Omaha, NE	$52,350	$49,410	$25.17	1,060
Oklahoma City, OK	$52,320	$49,790	$25.15	780
Louisville, KY	$52,300	$48,330	$25.14	2,130
Detroit, MI	$51,930	$48,550	$24.97	2,510
Fort Myers, FL	$51,890	$47,170	$24.95	210
Missoula, MT	$51,890	$52,190	$24.95	50
Akron, OH	$51,790	$47,120	$24.90	620
Providence, RI	$51,770	$48,920	$24.89	750
Orlando, FL	$51,740	$47,010	$24.87	2,160
Tucson, AZ	$51,700	$50,960	$24.86	n/a
Charleston, SC	$51,670	$48,170	$24.84	290
Monroe, MI	$51,620	$48,140	$24.82	30
Utica, NY	$51,610	$52,980	$24.81	150
Oshkosh, WI	$51,590	$50,010	$24.80	80
Dayton, OH	$51,500	$49,090	$24.76	260
Flint, MI	$51,310	$47,680	$24.67	100
Tulsa, OK	$51,310	$48,710	$24.67	410
Michigan City, IN	$51,170	$50,120	$24.60	40
Saginaw, MI	$51,100	$50,070	$24.57	80
Las Cruces, NM	$50,980	$43,290	$24.51	60
Champaign, IL	$50,910	$44,140	$24.48	40
Eugene, OR	$50,810	$47,930	$24.43	340
Chico, CA	$50,800	$48,090	$24.42	100
Green Bay, WI	$50,800	$48,000	$24.42	230
Lynchburg, VA	$50,790	$50,760	$24.42	80
Las Vegas, NV	$50,770	$48,300	$24.41	2,460
Sarasota, FL	$50,620	$46,180	$24.34	400
Lakeland, FL	$50,500	$47,120	$24.28	400
Miami, FL	$50,470	$47,520	$24.27	3,350
Tampa, FL	$50,470	$47,620	$24.27	3,130
Billings, MT	$50,410	$48,510	$24.24	50
Lewiston, ME	$50,410	$46,450	$24.23	60
Salt Lake City, UT	$50,200	$48,110	$24.13	1,250
Bloomington, IL	$50,180	$46,040	$24.13	890
Cleveland, OH	$50,150	$47,800	$24.11	3,030
Fort Wayne, IN	$50,140	$47,690	$24.11	450
Phoenix, AZ	$50,100	$50,620	$24.09	6,770
Des Moines, IA	$50,040	$46,770	$24.06	1,360
Stockton, CA	$50,020	$49,560	$24.05	330
Merced, CA	$49,970	$46,470	$24.02	50
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$49,950	$48,630	$24.01	n/a
Dover, DE	$49,870	$47,070	$23.98	60
Amarillo, TX	$49,800	$44,240	$23.94	110
Jacksonville, FL	$49,800	$46,450	$23.94	1,580
Waterloo, IA	$49,540	$50,720	$23.82	70
Wichita, KS	$49,540	$47,590	$23.82	120
Peoria, IL	$49,530	$47,580	$23.81	300
Fargo, ND	$49,530	$48,390	$23.81	350
Topeka, KS	$49,470	$47,550	$23.78	110
Gulfport, MS	$49,450	$43,840	$23.78	150
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,410	$48,280	$23.76	1,250
Kingsport, TN	$49,410	$46,050	$23.76	40
Tyler, TX	$49,400	$44,920	$23.75	100
Gainesville, FL	$49,390	$46,870	$23.75	180
Hagerstown, MD	$49,380	$47,650	$23.74	90
Canton, OH	$49,380	$46,950	$23.74	100
Birmingham, AL	$49,340	$48,700	$23.72	570
Davenport, IA	$49,230	$48,430	$23.67	150
Iowa City, IA	$49,190	$49,060	$23.65	40
San Luis Obispo, CA	$49,140	$45,030	$23.63	60
Rockford, IL	$49,130	$47,810	$23.62	130
Fayetteville, NC	$49,090	$44,830	$23.60	90
Grand Rapids, MI	$49,020	$47,630	$23.57	580
Honolulu, HI	$48,990	$47,070	$23.55	330
Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,960	$45,670	$23.54	330
Springfield, IL	$48,920	$46,400	$23.52	130
Killeen, TX	$48,810	$47,630	$23.47	70
Memphis, TN	$48,790	$44,630	$23.46	630
Clarksville, TN	$48,710	$45,180	$23.42	70
Bend, OR	$48,620	$41,600	$23.38	140
Wilmington, NC	$48,620	$44,670	$23.37	70
Palm Bay, FL	$48,420	$45,380	$23.28	100
Albany, GA	$48,360	$45,980	$23.25	30
Harrisburg, PA	$48,350	$46,330	$23.24	390
Chattanooga, TN	$48,190	$48,770	$23.17	630
Corvallis, OR	$48,170	$49,790	$23.16	60
Traverse City, MI	$48,160	$46,340	$23.15	140
Asheville, NC	$48,160	$46,740	$23.16	60
Lincoln, NE	$48,130	$44,710	$23.14	590
Jackson, MI	$48,100	$46,400	$23.13	50
Little Rock, AR	$48,090	$48,070	$23.12	790
Nashville, TN	$48,000	$47,720	$23.08	2,160
Lancaster, PA	$47,900	$46,890	$23.03	160
Spartanburg, SC	$47,810	$47,750	$22.99	n/a
Mansfield, OH	$47,770	$46,010	$22.97	30
St. Louis, MO	$47,710	$46,210	$22.94	1,720
Winston-Salem, NC	$47,710	$45,340	$22.94	340
Ogden, UT	$47,430	$46,410	$22.81	160
Greenville, SC	$47,300	$46,970	$22.74	480
Pensacola, FL	$47,160	$43,380	$22.67	100
Elkhart, IN	$47,080	$45,830	$22.63	70
Toledo, OH	$47,000	$45,410	$22.60	250
Rapid City, SD	$46,920	$47,060	$22.56	80
St. Joseph, MO	$46,920	$44,480	$22.56	30
Columbus, IN	$46,880	$38,960	$22.54	60
Sioux Falls, SD	$46,860	$46,230	$22.53	510
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,840	$47,650	$22.52	780
Macon, GA	$46,790	$43,120	$22.50	120
Gainesville, GA	$46,750	$44,710	$22.48	n/a
Charleston, WV	$46,600	$43,410	$22.41	290
Beaumont, TX	$46,490	$43,340	$22.35	70
Hilton Head Island, SC	$46,430	$44,080	$22.32	100
Bangor, ME	$46,310	$43,560	$22.27	n/a
Columbus, GA	$46,310	$39,840	$22.26	180
Shreveport, LA	$46,240	$45,840	$22.23	60
Longview, TX	$46,060	$44,450	$22.15	70
Panama City, FL	$46,010	$41,880	$22.12	60
Knoxville, TN	$45,900	$44,520	$22.07	480
Richmond, VA	$45,800	$47,690	$22.02	1,530
Scranton, PA	$45,780	$42,370	$22.01	220
Port St. Lucie, FL	$45,760	$42,820	$22.00	130
Huntington, WV	$45,700	$45,760	$21.97	170
Elmira, NY	$45,690	$45,210	$21.96	60
Fayetteville, AR	$45,650	$46,410	$21.95	230
Fort Smith, AR	$45,570	$40,970	$21.91	50
New Orleans, LA	$45,450	$44,920	$21.85	270
Hammond, LA	$45,280	$46,910	$21.77	30
Wheeling, WV	$45,230	$42,340	$21.75	80
Virginia Beach, VA	$45,170	$46,300	$21.72	1,100
Erie, PA	$45,160	$37,580	$21.71	190
Morgantown, WV	$45,120	$43,400	$21.69	50
Joplin, MO	$45,060	$43,240	$21.66	60
Brownsville, TX	$44,880	$40,660	$21.58	70
McAllen, TX	$44,860	$42,670	$21.57	110
Dalton, GA	$44,780	$42,060	$21.53	50
Augusta, GA	$44,660	$41,610	$21.47	110
Jonesboro, AR	$44,660	$43,670	$21.47	30
Youngstown, OH	$44,650	$43,740	$21.46	60
Roanoke, VA	$44,480	$45,410	$21.39	130
Jefferson City, MO	$44,460	$42,930	$21.37	110
Hickory, NC	$44,430	$40,370	$21.36	70
Corpus Christi, TX	$44,410	$41,540	$21.35	90
Columbia, SC	$44,370	$38,760	$21.33	1,870
Albuquerque, NM	$44,270	$38,220	$21.28	650
Parkersburg, WV	$44,220	$44,860	$21.26	50
Ocala, FL	$44,070	$41,900	$21.19	80
Beckley, WV	$43,950	$38,560	$21.13	110
Huntsville, AL	$43,460	$41,590	$20.90	130
Lansing, MI	$43,400	$39,780	$20.86	1,650
Dubuque, IA	$43,380	$46,040	$20.85	240
Myrtle Beach, SC	$43,220	$36,530	$20.78	90
Provo, UT	$43,190	$39,540	$20.76	340
Hattiesburg, MS	$42,910	$36,800	$20.63	210
Jacksonville, NC	$42,850	$40,670	$20.60	40
Valdosta, GA	$42,630	$40,850	$20.50	60
Deltona, FL	$42,030	$38,250	$20.21	560
Daphne, AL	$41,970	$39,600	$20.18	50
Monroe, LA	$41,950	$36,400	$20.17	30
Visalia, CA	$41,850	$36,160	$20.12	180
Houma, LA	$40,920	$35,710	$19.68	40
Johnson City, TN	$40,760	$35,900	$19.60	130
Montgomery, AL	$40,590	$38,370	$19.52	80
Cape Girardeau, MO	$39,800	$35,380	$19.13	n/a
Abilene, TX	$39,640	$40,610	$19.06	410
Auburn, AL	$39,580	$37,750	$19.03	50
Johnstown, PA	$39,570	$36,210	$19.03	40
Slidell, LA	$39,490	$38,940	$18.99	60
Jackson, TN	$39,250	$36,810	$18.87	90
Laredo, TX	$39,000	$34,360	$18.75	40
Dothan, AL	$37,230	$37,680	$17.90	30
Tuscaloosa, AL	$36,710	$36,270	$17.65	30
Mobile, AL	$36,040	$35,140	$17.33	590
El Paso, TX	$34,640	$30,540	$16.65	1,270
Aguadilla, PR	$34,570	$32,420	$16.62	50
San Juan, PR	$33,260	$30,950	$15.99	1,570
Arecibo, PR	$32,540	$30,560	$15.65	60
Ponce, PR	$27,660	$25,950	$13.30	70

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary: questions

Where do insurance claims and policy processing clerks make the most money?

In Manchester, NH, with an average of $69,410 a year, among the 263 metro areas we cover.

What is the average insurance claims and policy processing clerks salary in the U.S.?

$52,920 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $49,230, so half of insurance claims and policy processing clerks earn more than that and half less.

What salary should insurance claims and policy processing clerks ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of insurance claims and policy processing clerks nationwide earn between $44,270 (25th percentile) and $60,490 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays insurance claims and policy processing clerks the most?

New Hampshire, with a statewide average of $62,790 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is insurance claims and policy processing clerks pay the lowest?

Ponce, PR, at $27,660 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9041.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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