The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,840, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for insurance claims and policy processing clerks. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $55,440). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $56,840 |
$42,830 | 190 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $55,440 |
$42,020 | 4,560 |
| 3 | Washington | $51,420 |
$38,890 | 2,940 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $50,760 |
$38,000 | 5,370 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $49,670 |
$37,690 | 3,670 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $49,520 |
$39,620 | 660 |
| 7 | New York | $49,430 |
$37,470 | 6,370 |
| 8 | California | $49,040 |
$35,310 | 21,270 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $48,710 |
$38,880 | 1,420 |
| 10 | Maryland | $48,670 |
$38,930 | 1,500 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $48,120 |
$39,550 | 4,850 |
| 12 | Colorado | $47,910 |
$38,500 | 1,990 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $47,640 |
$32,930 | 8,520 |
| 14 | Alaska | $47,620 |
$40,550 | 60 |
| 15 | Idaho | $47,530 |
$36,450 | 720 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $47,350 |
$37,540 | 500 |
| 17 | Ohio | $47,130 |
$35,840 | 15,700 |
| 18 | Delaware | $47,020 |
$37,280 | 570 |
| 19 | Oregon | $47,010 |
$37,440 | 2,750 |
| 20 | Texas | $46,820 |
$33,910 | 25,490 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $46,420 |
$35,530 | 800 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $46,410 |
$35,560 | 5,490 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | $46,210 |
$36,210 | 1,430 |
| 24 | Georgia | $46,090 |
$36,380 | 9,960 |
| 25 | Kansas | $46,090 |
$35,590 | 1,340 |
| 26 | Vermont | $45,940 |
$33,880 | 290 |
| 27 | Virginia | $45,880 |
$30,820 | 6,890 |
| 28 | Maine | $45,520 |
$37,120 | 1,250 |
| 29 | Michigan | $45,440 |
$27,950 | 6,450 |
| 30 | Illinois | $44,760 |
$35,600 | 7,880 |
| 31 | Nevada | $44,730 |
$36,390 | 1,240 |
| 32 | Iowa | $44,680 |
$35,570 | 3,820 |
| 33 | Indiana | $44,220 |
$33,200 | 5,250 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $43,620 |
$34,930 | 7,120 |
| 35 | Utah | $42,640 |
$36,860 | 1,770 |
| 36 | Missouri | $41,380 |
$30,600 | 5,980 |
| 37 | Florida | $39,790 |
$30,270 | 16,170 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $39,560 |
$31,020 | 4,000 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $39,350 |
$30,270 | 2,210 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $39,180 |
$28,660 | 900 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $39,170 |
$27,090 | 2,070 |
| 42 | Arizona | $39,160 |
$36,530 | 5,320 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $38,960 |
$32,200 | 2,670 |
| 44 | Montana | $38,600 |
$30,870 | 560 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $38,410 |
$30,820 | 9,330 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $38,330 |
$29,990 | 950 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $37,430 |
$30,410 | 1,710 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $37,380 |
$30,360 | 540 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $36,310 |
$28,900 | 1,260 |
| 50 | Alabama | $35,950 |
$28,930 | 2,600 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $35,930 |
$28,440 | 1,230 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $35,880 |
$28,290 | 60 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $29,920 |
$18,650 | 890 |
| 54 | Guam | $28,920 |
$21,560 | 80 |