How much do Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $48,880. The difference is $20,280, which is 57.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $31,200 to the 75th at $46,560, covers $15,360.

The mean annual wage is $39,800, which sits above the median of $35,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 28.1% lower than the national median of $49,230 for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,102, which is 16.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.1% lower than the Missouri median of $46,010.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks at $41,102 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 13th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $46,210 and employment of 1,720. That median is 30.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,597, against $41,102 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $36,810 and employment of 90. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,042, against $41,102 here.
• Jonesboro, AR is 123 miles away, with a median of $43,670 and employment of 30. That median is 23.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,852, against $41,102 here.