Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,140 or more. The middle half of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Albuquerque earn between $37,540 and $48,570.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay in Albuquerque vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Albuquerque earn 3% less than the New Mexico average ($45,740) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($52,920). At the median the gap is -22% against the U.S. median of $49,230.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $44,270, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $36,815 a year, or $3,068 a month and $1,416 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Albuquerque a good place for insurance claims and policy processing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $44,270 buys what about $46,334 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 2nd of 2 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Las Cruces pays the most ($50,980).

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Highest-paying cities for insurance claims and policy processing clerks

Manchester, NH pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,410).

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