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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in Chicago, IL

The median insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $51,280 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,404 a month.

10th percentile
$39,810
25th percentile
$46,330
Median percentile
$51,280
75th percentile
$62,220
90th percentile
$71,260

Based on 5,460 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,845 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,280
Federal income tax−$3,974
Social Security + Medicare−$3,923
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,538
Monthly take-home$3,404
Every two weeks$1,571

Does it go far here?

$49,500Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

All insurance claims and policy processing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois