Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Salary in Charleston, SC

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,830 or more. The middle half of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Charleston earn between $40,010 and $61,210.

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

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay in Charleston vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Charleston earn 11% more than the South Carolina average ($46,500) and about the same as the U.S. average ($52,920). At the median the gap is -2% 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 Charleston

On the average salary of $51,670, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $42,587 a year, or $3,549 a month and $1,638 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 Charleston a good place for insurance claims and policy processing clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Charleston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $51,670 buys what about $51,178 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($49,150). A typical home costs $435,877, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in other South Carolina cities

Charleston ranks 2nd of 7 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Florence pays the most ($52,670).

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

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