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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,740
25th Percentile Wage
$36,990
50th Percentile Wage
$44,370
75th Percentile Wage
$51,280
90th Percentile Wage
$61,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,740.

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
$44,370
3.94% 12.73%
2016
$42,620
0.35% -
2015
$42,470
7.46% -
2014
$39,300
-1.22% -
2013
$39,780
2.66% -
2012
$38,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerk Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,370 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$51,600
Olympia
$51,420
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$50,250
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$49,230
Bellingham
$48,990
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$47,840
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$47,310
Spokane
$46,660
Lewiston
$44,570
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$44,370
Yakima
$43,620
Bremerton-Silverdale
$42,500
Tacoma
$41,380
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$28,420