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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in San Diego, CA

The median insurance claims and policy processing clerks in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $51,310 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,318 a month.

10th percentile
$39,880
25th percentile
$47,840
Median percentile
$51,310
75th percentile
$63,190
90th percentile
$76,930

Based on 2,740 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

$39,816 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,310
Federal income tax−$3,977
Social Security + Medicare−$3,925
California income tax (approx.)−$3,592
Monthly take-home$3,318
Every two weeks$1,531

Does it go far here?

$45,859Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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