Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in Ames, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Ames, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Ames is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks in Ames, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,720
25th Percentile Wage
$39,730
50th Percentile Wage
$39,890
75th Percentile Wage
$43,230
90th Percentile Wage
$47,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Ames, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,720.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$39,890
6.67% 6.67%
2021
$37,230
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Table 2. Compare Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in Ames with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,890 in Ames is in the middle of salary range for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Ames is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$48,590
Iowa City
$48,250
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$43,730
Dubuque
$43,030
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$42,080
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$41,240
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$41,140
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$40,650
Ames
$39,890
Cedar Rapids
$39,410
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$35,060

See also: Top paying jobs in Ames, Iowa.