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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in Washington, DC

The median insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $58,580 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,689 a month.

10th percentile
$40,810
25th percentile
$49,270
Median percentile
$58,580
75th percentile
$66,140
90th percentile
$76,710

Based on 1,230 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

$44,270 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,580
Federal income tax−$4,850
Social Security + Medicare−$4,481
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,979
Monthly take-home$3,689
Every two weeks$1,703

Does it go far here?

$53,800Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All insurance claims and policy processing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia