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Highest Paying Industries for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

The top 100 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $55,590, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for insurance claims and policy processing clerks. It is followed by postal service (federal government) industry (average annual salary $55,590). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$55,590	$41,620	70
2	Postal Service (federal government)	$55,590	$55,580	60
3	Transportation and Warehousing	$47,940	$26,920	130
4	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$44,470	$22,730	70
5	Educational Services - State government owned	$44,470	$22,730	70
6	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,070	$31,530	1,330
7	State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,060	$30,850	1,490
8	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$44,060	$30,600	1,690
9	Federal, State, and Local Government	$44,060	$30,600	1,690
10	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$43,450	$28,440	2,210
11	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$42,520	$23,850	40
12	Other Financial Investment Activities	$42,420	$27,840	350
13	Outpatient Care Centers	$42,400	$27,480	370
14	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$42,280	$23,750	40
15	Educational Services - Local government owned	$42,280	$23,750	40
16	Educational Services	$42,010	$23,550	130
17	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$41,950	$27,890	430
18	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,780	$28,300	350
19	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$41,310	$26,460	200
20	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,250	$23,420	90
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$40,670	$31,610	90
22	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$40,570	$30,900	n/a
23	Hospitals - State government owned	$40,020	$30,400	90
24	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$39,570	$26,020	120
25	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$39,480	$28,020	80
26	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$39,300	$19,790	260
27	Home Health Care Services	$38,870	$32,480	60
28	Manufacturing	$38,470	$27,320	130
29	Insurance Carriers	$37,830	$26,730	122,890
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$37,730	$25,280	650
31	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,720	$26,000	1,840
32	Hospitals - Privately owned	$37,670	$26,040	1,870
33	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$37,540	$26,580	60,520
34	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$37,390	$26,630	37,890
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$37,180	$25,700	2,170
36	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$37,140	$25,740	2,210
37	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$36,910	$25,620	219,640
38	Finance and Insurance	$36,890	$25,630	226,490
39	Legal Services	$36,770	$30,720	230
40	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$36,690	$26,350	5,310
41	Other Insurance Related Activities	$36,460	$25,530	26,440
42	Health Care and Social Assistance	$36,350	$25,030	5,100
43	Offices of Physicians	$36,270	$25,440	1,600
44	Individual and Family Services	$35,860	$27,760	50
45	Social Assistance	$35,860	$27,760	50
46	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$35,810	$26,270	70
47	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$35,810	$26,270	70
48	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,750	$24,260	2,810
49	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$35,650	$28,030	120
50	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$35,610	$24,220	96,750
51	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$35,310	$26,860	160
52	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$35,290	$23,580	70,310
53	Rental and Leasing Services	$35,210	$26,850	80
54	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$35,030	$26,990	40
55	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$34,900	$25,880	1,110
56	Depository Credit Intermediation	$34,790	$25,680	680
57	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$34,330	$21,480	230
58	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$34,300	$25,840	n/a
59	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$34,290	$25,470	160
60	Health and Personal Care Stores	$34,070	$22,780	260
61	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$33,950	$21,380	40
62	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$33,880	$25,710	840
63	Employment Services	$33,590	$23,470	5,730
64	Temporary Help Services	$33,550	$23,350	5,430
65	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$33,490	$25,160	1,510
66	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$33,480	$24,720	550
67	General Freight Trucking	$33,360	$26,410	30
68	Nonstore Retailers	$33,360	$25,310	180
69	Retail Trade	$33,340	$24,340	500
70	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$33,310	$25,110	3,390
71	Truck Transportation	$33,290	$25,770	50
72	Administrative and Support Services	$33,180	$23,320	8,610
73	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$33,180	$23,320	8,610
74	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$33,150	$22,480	240
75	Hospitals - Local government owned	$33,150	$22,480	240
76	Office Administrative Services	$33,080	$22,480	1,960
77	Wholesale Trade	$32,970	$21,870	260
78	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$32,940	$25,850	n/a
79	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$32,530	$25,320	50
80	Social Advocacy Organizations	$32,320	$25,360	30
81	Offices of Dentists	$32,110	$19,530	340
82	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$32,030	$22,650	150
83	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$31,460	$19,650	30
84	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$31,380	$24,710	60
85	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$31,100	$24,910	1,030
86	Automobile Dealers	$30,450	$23,990	n/a
87	Business Support Services	$30,180	$24,630	740
88	Telephone Call Centers	$30,010	$25,310	430
89	Offices of Optometrists	$29,930	$20,220	110
90	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$29,580	$18,980	270
91	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$28,500	$25,400	30
92	Offices of Chiropractors	$24,100	$17,420	100
93	Personal and Laundry Services	$22,430	$16,510	n/a