SOC 43-9041 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks in Mobile, AL is $35,140. The 10th percentile is $34,730 and the 90th percentile is $37,660. Employment is 590.

Median annual wage

$35,140

10th percentile
$34,730
25th percentile
$34,930
Median
$35,140
75th percentile
$35,140
90th percentile
$37,660
Mean
$36,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $34,730 and the 90th percentile is $37,660. The difference is $2,930, which is 8.3% 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 $34,930 to the 75th at $35,140, covers $210.

The mean annual wage is $36,040, which sits above the median of $35,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mobile, AL median is 28.6% lower than the national median of $49,230 for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,887, which is 19% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% lower than the Alabama median of $38,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks at $39,887 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks. Mobile, AL ranks 15th of 15 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).).

  • Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 27 miles away, with a median of $39,600 and employment of 50. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,821, against $39,887 here.
  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 50 miles away, with a median of $43,840 and employment of 150. That median is 24.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,708, against $39,887 here.
  • Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $43,380 and employment of 100. That median is 23.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,394, against $39,887 here.

Employment share

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Mobile, AL (590 of 172,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (214,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Mobile, AL · Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks make in Mobile, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks in Mobile, AL is $35,140. The 10th percentile is $34,730 and the 90th percentile is $37,660. Employment is 590.

How does that compare with the national median for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks?

The local median is 28.6% lower than the national median of $49,230.

What is Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks pay in Mobile, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mobile, AL is 88.098, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,140 is $39,887. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Mobile, AL compare with nearby metros for Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks?

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $39,600. Mobile, AL ranks 15th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.