SOC 43-9041 · Huntsville, AL metro

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Huntsville, Alabama is $43,460 a year ($20.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,590: half of the 130 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,920).

$43,460average per year

$20.90 / hourMedian $41,590Take-home ≈ $35,319

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#2 of 8Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,030 or more. The middle half of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Huntsville earn between $38,210 and $46,590.

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,460$3,622$20.89
Median$41,590$3,466$20.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,210$3,184$18.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,590$3,882$22.40

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Huntsville earn about the same as the Alabama average ($42,900) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($52,920). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $49,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$43,460$41,590$37,660$51,030130
Alabama$42,900$38,140$34,610$58,8202,110
United States$52,920$49,230$37,560$73,590214,260

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $43,460, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $35,319 a year, or $2,943 a month and $1,358 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for insurance claims and policy processing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $43,460 buys what about $46,695 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 2nd of 8 Alabama metro areas for this job; Birmingham pays the most ($49,340).

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Highest-paying cities for insurance claims and policy processing clerks

Manchester, NH pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,410).

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary by city

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do insurance claims and policy processing clerks make an hour in Huntsville?

$20.90 an hour on average, and $20.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insurance claims and policy processing clerks salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,660 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insurance claims and policy processing clerks take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $35,319 a year ($2,943 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,460. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do insurance claims and policy processing clerks earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,920).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9041; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.35, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.35).

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