SOC 43-9041 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Brownsville, Texas is $44,880 a year ($21.58 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,660: half of the 70 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,920).

$44,880average per year

$21.58 / hourMedian $40,660Take-home ≈ $38,241

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#11 of 16Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,360 or more. The middle half of insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Brownsville earn between $35,520 and $51,660.

  • $33K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,880$3,740$21.58
Median$40,660$3,388$19.55
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,520$2,960$17.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,660$4,305$24.84

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

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay in Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Brownsville earn 18% less than the Texas average ($54,740) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($52,920). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $49,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$44,880$40,660$32,700$62,36070
Texas$54,740$49,880$36,460$78,01024,470
United States$52,920$49,230$37,560$73,590214,260

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 Brownsville

On the average salary of $44,880, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $38,241 a year, or $3,187 a month and $1,471 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Brownsville area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.0), so the average $44,880 buys what about $52,201 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 11th of 16 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($59,760).

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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).

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary by city

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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in Brownsville: questions

How much do insurance claims and policy processing clerks make an hour in Brownsville?

$21.58 an hour on average, and $19.55 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insurance claims and policy processing clerks salary in Brownsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,700 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,520, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insurance claims and policy processing clerks take-home pay in Brownsville?

About $38,241 a year ($3,187 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,880. Texas has no state income tax.

Do insurance claims and policy processing clerks earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($52,920).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-9041; area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.32, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.32).

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