Best Cities for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerkss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where insurance claims and policy processing clerkss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.23	$55,910	$60,772	28%
2	MaineState	1.20	$58,890	$59,008	26%
3	MinnesotaState	1.20	$58,030	$59,214	26%
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.20	$57,340	$58,992	33%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.19	$58,260	$58,553	30%
6	New HampshireState	1.16	$60,650	$57,217	31%
7	WashingtonState	1.14	$60,220	$56,123	38%
8	ColoradoState	1.13	$58,660	$55,655	38%
9	ConnecticutState	1.13	$59,760	$55,539	31%
10	New JerseyState	1.12	$59,810	$54,972	36%
11	OklahomaState	1.12	$48,650	$54,972	24%
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.12	$57,150	$55,217	34%
13	IndianaState	1.11	$49,240	$54,409	26%
14	KentuckyState	1.11	$48,330	$54,610	24%
15	OhioState	1.09	$48,380	$53,518	26%
16	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.09	$51,370	$53,622	35%
17	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.09	$49,940	$53,815	31%
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$61,120	$53,473	43%
19	KansasState	1.08	$47,960	$53,289	26%
20	NebraskaState	1.08	$48,490	$52,995	26%
21	West VirginiaState	1.08	$44,740	$53,135	22%
22	WisconsinState	1.08	$49,170	$53,272	26%
23	Columbus, OHMetro	1.08	$49,670	$53,123	31%
24	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$48,550	$53,235	30%
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.08	$57,150	$53,015	38%
26	MontanaState	1.07	$50,890	$52,790	27%
27	ArkansasState	1.06	$45,220	$52,399	23%
28	IowaState	1.06	$46,430	$52,052	25%
29	LouisianaState	1.06	$46,800	$51,942	27%
30	North DakotaState	1.06	$48,390	$52,257	24%
31	TexasState	1.06	$49,880	$52,176	33%
32	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.06	$48,280	$52,195	29%
33	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.06	$62,900	$52,329	60%
34	MichiganState	1.05	$47,860	$51,853	28%
35	MississippiState	1.05	$43,840	$51,698	24%
36	MissouriState	1.05	$46,010	$51,930	27%
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.05	$58,580	$51,933	41%
38	CaliforniaState	1.04	$56,800	$51,310	48%
39	New YorkState	1.04	$57,790	$51,369	38%
40	North CarolinaState	1.04	$48,130	$50,985	32%
41	PennsylvaniaState	1.03	$49,420	$50,948	31%
42	ArizonaState	1.02	$50,530	$50,079	36%
43	South DakotaState	1.02	$45,610	$50,231	25%
44	WyomingState	1.02	$46,870	$50,398	25%
45	DelawareState	1.01	$49,990	$49,495	33%
46	GeorgiaState	1.01	$46,590	$49,882	36%
47	IllinoisState	1.01	$48,440	$49,733	32%
48	TennesseeState	1.01	$45,720	$49,967	33%
49	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$48,280	$49,876	40%
50	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.01	$47,720	$49,605	39%
51	OregonState	1.00	$50,890	$49,408	38%
52	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.00	$55,950	$49,295	55%
53	IdahoState	0.99	$47,200	$48,912	30%
54	MassachusettsState	0.99	$52,910	$48,765	51%
55	South CarolinaState	0.99	$44,650	$48,533	34%
56	NevadaState	0.98	$48,300	$48,204	36%
57	VermontState	0.98	$49,260	$48,059	35%
58	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.98	$47,620	$48,345	43%
59	UtahState	0.96	$47,120	$47,026	38%
60	AlaskaState	0.95	$48,740	$46,731	34%
61	FloridaState	0.94	$47,130	$46,433	44%
62	New MexicoState	0.92	$41,700	$45,326	30%
63	VirginiaState	0.91	$46,430	$44,860	41%
64	AlabamaState	0.89	$38,140	$43,789	30%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$47,520	$43,797	51%
66	HawaiiState	0.88	$47,420	$43,109	60%
67	MarylandState	0.88	$47,070	$43,104	43%
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.88	$50,630	$43,459	54%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).