Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in the Industry of Social Assistance

The salary statistics and trend of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in the industry of social assistance are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare insurance claims and policy processing clerk salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,600
25th Percentile Wage
$22,610
50th Percentile Wage
$29,730
75th Percentile Wage
$36,610
90th Percentile Wage
$41,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in the industry of social assistance. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) insurance claims and policy processing clerks is $41,450. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $29,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent insurance claims and policy processing clerks is $20,600.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in the industry of Social Assistance from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$29,730
-24.25% -0.30%
2016
$36,940
1.38% -
2015
$36,430
1.56% -
2014
$35,860
16.84% -
2012
$29,820
- -

Table 3. Compare Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in 28 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Hospitals - State government owned
$45,670
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$45,570
Offices of Dentists
$43,880
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$42,790
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$41,730
Home Health Care Services
$38,980
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$38,820
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$38,820
Outpatient Care Centers
$38,400
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$37,290
Hospitals - Privately owned
$37,260
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$37,180
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$37,140
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$37,010
Offices of Physicians
$36,470
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$35,890
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$35,280
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$34,980
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$34,920
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$34,400
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$33,890
Hospitals - Local government owned
$33,480
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$33,450
Offices of Optometrists
$31,960
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$30,860
Social Assistance
$29,730
Individual and Family Services
$29,730
Offices of Chiropractors
$28,650

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