The annual salary statistics of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,490 | -2.93% | 9.62% |
| 2021 | $37,560 | -1.41% | - |
| 2020 | $38,090 | 2.86% | - |
| 2019 | $37,000 | -0.35% | - |
| 2018 | $37,130 | 5.84% | - |
| 2017 | $34,960 | 2.80% | - |
| 2016 | $33,980 | 2.56% | - |
| 2015 | $33,110 | 0.51% | - |
| 2014 | $32,940 | 1.58% | - |
| 2013 | $32,420 | -1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $32,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,490 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Birmingham-Hoover is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Anniston-Oxford and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.