Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,920
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$8,610
17.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,462
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$50,530
Kept after tax
$41,920
Worth in national money
$41,462
State rank
13
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Arizona's middle earner gets $50,530, putting the state 13 of 49 — about 2.64% ahead of the national figure.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 291 among 491 occupations Arizona publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $50,530, take-home of $41,920 is worth roughly $41,462 in national money. The average lands at $50,030, below the middle of the range.
- For insurance claims and policy processing clerks, Arizona sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $50,530, ranking 13 of 49 and running about 2.64% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Position 291 of 491 in Arizona places insurance claims and policy processing clerks in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Arizona is near the national base, so for insurance claims and policy processing clerks, whose median is $50,530, the adjusted figure of $41,462 differs little from $41,920 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $50,030 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,820 |
| This salary | $50,530 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $41,920 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,781 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,563 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $49,459 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,099 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Arizona earn less than $50,530. The published range is $40,270 up to $60,820, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $41,920, from $50,530, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 291 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,462 uses one figure for the whole of Arizona. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 291.
- Reported values are medians; for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Arizona the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,270 to $60,820. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,920 from $50,530. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 291 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,462, worked from $50,530, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arizona address, on work sitting at 291 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $40,270 and the top tenth $60,820, so most people doing this work in Arizona sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $41,462 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arizona then takes its own share, leaving $41,920.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,270 to $60,820) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $41,462 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $41,920 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.