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

The median insurance claims and policy processing clerks in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $62,900 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,026 a month.

10th percentile
$50,860
25th percentile
$62,620
Median percentile
$62,900
75th percentile
$74,410
90th percentile
$79,210

Based on 800 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

$48,317 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,900
Federal income tax−$5,368
Social Security + Medicare−$4,812
California income tax (approx.)−$4,403
Monthly take-home$4,026
Every two weeks$1,858

Does it go far here?

$56,963Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
71%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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