Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of insurance claims and policy processing clerks amongst New York cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,470
25th Percentile Wage
$43,470
50th Percentile Wage
$49,430
75th Percentile Wage
$61,360
90th Percentile Wage
$74,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $37,470.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$49,430
2.45% 22.76%
2021
$48,220
-2.22% -
2020
$49,290
4.46% -
2019
$47,090
0.59% -
2018
$46,810
0.06% -
2017
$46,780
2.74% -
2016
$45,500
6.00% -
2015
$42,770
5.33% -
2014
$40,490
5.21% -
2013
$38,380
0.52% -
2012
$38,180
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in state of New York ranges from $30,550 to $52,530. The highest paying area for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in New York is New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with a median annual salary of $52,530. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is Albany-Schenectady-Troy (mean annual salary $48,940). The lowest paying area is Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $30,550.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$52,530
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$48,940
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,890
Glens Falls
$47,540
Syracuse
$47,410
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$47,310
Rochester
$47,090
Utica-Rome
$46,540
Kingston
$46,490
Nassau-Suffolk
$46,180
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$44,110
Elmira
$43,210
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,560
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,050
Binghamton
$37,530
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$35,890
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,550