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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,990
25th Percentile Wage
$35,510
50th Percentile Wage
$43,540
75th Percentile Wage
$51,890
90th Percentile Wage
$61,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,990.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$43,540
1.70% 9.30%
2016
$42,800
10.65% -
2015
$38,240
3.09% -
2014
$37,060
3.08% -
2013
$35,920
-9.94% -
2012
$39,490
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,540 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$46,280
Peoria
$44,810
Springfield
$43,850
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$43,540
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$43,460
Champaign-Urbana
$38,710
Danville
$37,650
Decatur
$37,370
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,150
Rockford
$37,000
Carbondale-Marion
$36,010
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,000
Bloomington
$35,780
Kankakee-Bradley
$35,630
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$35,570
Bloomington-Normal
$34,510