Highest-paying Cities for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

The top 100 highest paying cities for insurance claims and policy processing clerks (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,610, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is the highest paying city for insurance claims and policy processing clerks. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $55,930). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$58,610	$43,880	3,330
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$55,930	$42,440	2,180
3	Peabody, Massachusetts	$55,890	$34,530	200
4	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$55,700	$40,280	220
5	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$54,550	$34,970	190
6	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$54,240	$36,190	70
7	Midland, Texas	$54,190	$34,270	50
8	Amarillo, Texas	$53,870	$31,290	170
9	Greeley, Colorado	$52,730	$38,500	130
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$52,530	$39,000	6,850
11	New Haven, Connecticut	$52,460	$39,530	490
12	Muncie, Indiana	$52,000	$34,640	60
13	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$51,990	$33,960	110
14	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$51,940	$39,010	2,370
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$51,600	$40,590	1,580
16	Olympia, Washington	$51,420	$43,390	650
17	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$51,340	$35,860	40
18	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$51,090	$35,190	40
19	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$51,070	$38,110	250
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$51,000	$25,470	4,750
21	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$50,900	$36,620	120
22	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$50,630	$37,580	580
23	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$50,610	$30,880	100
24	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$50,360	$38,160	2,420
25	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$50,320	$37,690	1,880
26	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,250	$35,260	30
27	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$50,100	$32,930	110
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$49,780	$36,280	6,680
29	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$49,650	$35,850	40
30	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$49,620	$38,310	190
31	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$49,620	$39,620	770
32	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$49,590	$36,400	70
33	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$49,570	$28,000	520
34	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$49,540	$40,870	400
35	Rochester, Minnesota	$49,330	$39,150	130
36	Framingham, Massachusetts	$49,300	$36,150	330
37	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$49,290	$38,060	110
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$49,230	$39,190	1,860
39	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$49,230	$39,190	750
40	Merced, California	$49,190	$34,490	50
41	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$49,130	$37,380	500
42	Redding, California	$49,060	$34,190	140
43	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$49,000	$39,110	1,160
44	Bellingham, Washington	$48,990	$37,940	30
45	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$48,970	$27,540	50
46	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$48,950	$30,990	120
47	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$48,940	$38,540	690
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$48,860	$36,990	8,500
49	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$48,810	$37,680	3,400
50	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$48,740	$35,890	1,500
51	Wausau, Wisconsin	$48,680	$36,470	350
52	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$48,590	$37,150	1,800
53	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$48,470	$37,080	130
54	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,450	$40,270	3,440
55	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,410	$38,440	50
56	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$48,350	$42,660	60
57	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$48,340	$34,580	190
58	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$48,320	$47,010	70
59	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$48,320	$31,200	2,500
60	Iowa City, Iowa	$48,250	$37,080	220
61	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$48,120	$41,600	340
62	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$48,110	$37,650	1,300
63	Burlington, North Carolina	$48,100	$35,430	50
64	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$48,070	$35,510	50
65	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$48,060	$36,620	4,690
66	Manchester, New Hampshire	$48,030	$39,030	350
67	Madison, Wisconsin	$48,020	$37,200	1,210
68	Columbus, Ohio	$48,010	$36,800	3,640
69	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$47,990	$35,510	320
70	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$47,960	$35,390	240
71	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$47,890	$35,250	70
72	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$47,840	$39,890	90
73	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$47,840	$36,840	530
74	Greenville, North Carolina	$47,830	$37,560	60
75	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$47,730	$36,310	3,140
76	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$47,700	$31,750	30
77	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$47,680	$35,180	1,140
78	Worcester, Massachusetts	$47,630	$39,130	650
79	Anchorage, Alaska	$47,620	$36,910	40
80	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$47,600	$36,350	130
81	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$47,560	$35,530	110
82	Glens Falls, New York	$47,540	$32,130	50
83	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$47,530	$38,210	30
84	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$47,510	$32,200	50
85	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$47,460	$30,150	40
86	Dayton, Ohio	$47,460	$36,480	580
87	Syracuse, New York	$47,410	$34,370	290
88	Macon, Georgia	$47,380	$37,540	1,210
89	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$47,370	$31,330	230
90	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$47,350	$37,540	480
91	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$47,320	$30,890	100
92	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$47,310	$30,770	30
93	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$47,310	$36,750	560
94	Stockton, California	$47,300	$31,780	350
95	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$47,280	$24,380	150
96	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$47,270	$35,670	350
97	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,260	$30,280	40
98	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,250	$31,100	40
99	Reading, Pennsylvania	$47,250	$34,570	100
100	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$47,240	$35,270	930

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