Insurance Underwriters Salary

Median Salary
$81,370
per year
Hourly Rate
$39.12
per hour
Employment
105,420
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$55,530
25th percentile
$64,620
Median
$81,370
75th percentile
$110,390
90th percentile
$145,160

💰 Insurance Underwriters Salary by State

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$107K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Massachusetts$106,640+31.1%
New Hampshire$103,940+27.7%
Nevada$101,440+24.7%
Connecticut$100,690+23.7%
Colorado$100,640+23.7%
Washington$99,400+22.2%
New York$97,450+19.8%
Wisconsin$97,370+19.7%
New Jersey$96,220+18.2%
Maine$95,510+17.4%
California$95,320+17.1%
Maryland$92,120+13.2%
Illinois$89,620+10.1%
Georgia$85,980+5.7%
Rhode Island$84,720+4.1%
South Dakota$83,130+2.2%
Arkansas$82,130+0.9%
District of Columbia$82,070+0.9%
Virginia$81,870+0.6%
Alaska$81,620+0.3%
Minnesota$80,700-0.8%
Missouri$80,040-1.6%
Kentucky$79,830-1.9%
South Carolina$79,570-2.2%
Ohio$79,260-2.6%
Oregon$79,200-2.7%
Pennsylvania$78,950-3.0%
Texas$78,890-3.0%
Tennessee$78,840-3.1%
Florida$78,720-3.3%
Vermont$77,990-4.2%
Arizona$77,740-4.5%
Indiana$77,440-4.8%
Michigan$77,380-4.9%
North Carolina$77,120-5.2%
Kansas$77,070-5.3%
Louisiana$76,540-5.9%
Iowa$75,160-7.6%
Nebraska$75,120-7.7%
North Dakota$74,130-8.9%
Hawaii$73,260-10.0%
Utah$72,730-10.6%
Oklahoma$66,770-17.9%
New Mexico$64,000-21.3%
Montana$63,140-22.4%
Idaho$62,530-23.2%
Wyoming$62,290-23.4%
Alabama$62,220-23.5%
Mississippi$59,250-27.2%

🏙️ Insurance Underwriters Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Springfield, MA$115,420+41.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$114,980+41.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$106,570+31.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$106,170+30.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$102,460+25.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$102,030+25.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$101,840+25.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$101,300+24.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$100,990+24.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$100,690+23.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$100,130+23.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$99,840+22.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$98,410+20.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$98,210+20.7%
Worcester, MA$98,000+20.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$97,870+20.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$97,800+20.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$96,730+18.9%
Fresno, CA$95,880+17.8%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$95,830+17.8%
Appleton, WI$95,610+17.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$95,430+17.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$95,370+17.2%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$95,130+16.9%
Madison, WI$95,130+16.9%
Rochester, NY$94,310+15.9%
Colorado Springs, CO$93,960+15.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$93,510+14.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$92,830+14.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$92,490+13.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$91,340+12.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$90,990+11.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$90,380+11.1%
Ocala, FL$89,740+10.3%
Topeka, KS$88,400+8.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$85,150+4.6%
Kansas City, MO-KS$84,800+4.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$84,580+3.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,520+3.9%
New Haven, CT$84,510+3.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$83,630+2.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$83,240+2.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,980+2.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$82,390+1.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$82,270+1.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$82,110+0.9%
Anchorage, AK$81,620+0.3%
Charlottesville, VA$81,580+0.3%
Richmond, VA$81,400+0.0%
Jacksonville, FL$81,220-0.2%
Syracuse, NY$81,160-0.3%
Helena, MT$81,080-0.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$80,770-0.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$80,690-0.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,180-1.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$80,160-1.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$80,080-1.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$80,070-1.6%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$79,870-1.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$79,830-1.9%
Boise City, ID$79,780-2.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$79,780-2.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,590-2.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$79,590-2.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$79,570-2.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$79,560-2.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$79,460-2.3%
Columbus, OH$79,370-2.5%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$79,280-2.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$79,230-2.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$79,210-2.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$79,080-2.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$79,070-2.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$79,060-2.8%
Lincoln, NE$78,830-3.1%
Cleveland, OH$78,610-3.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$78,360-3.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$78,350-3.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$78,110-4.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$77,980-4.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$77,890-4.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$77,770-4.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$77,760-4.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$77,750-4.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$77,740-4.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,440-4.8%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$77,360-4.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$77,160-5.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$76,540-5.9%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$76,450-6.0%
Jefferson City, MO$75,970-6.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$75,930-6.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$75,910-6.7%
Peoria, IL$75,910-6.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$75,840-6.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$75,750-6.9%
Tucson, AZ$75,560-7.1%
Lancaster, PA$75,380-7.4%
Columbia, SC$75,290-7.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$75,140-7.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$74,700-8.2%
Springfield, IL$74,680-8.2%
Dubuque, IA$74,390-8.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$74,340-8.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$74,130-8.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$74,130-8.9%
Knoxville, TN$73,880-9.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$73,580-9.6%
Lafayette, LA$72,980-10.3%
Akron, OH$72,870-10.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$72,830-10.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$72,730-10.6%
Wausau, WI$71,140-12.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$70,160-13.8%
Albuquerque, NM$70,150-13.8%
Traverse City, MI$69,500-14.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$69,140-15.0%
Tulsa, OK$69,090-15.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$67,520-17.0%
Bismarck, ND$66,930-17.7%
Roanoke, VA$66,670-18.1%
Manhattan, KS$66,280-18.5%
Birmingham, AL$66,000-18.9%
Jackson, MS$65,550-19.4%
Charleston, WV$64,730-20.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$64,490-20.7%
Gainesville, FL$64,270-21.0%
Columbia, MO$63,540-21.9%
Missoula, MT$62,890-22.7%
Tallahassee, FL$62,470-23.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$61,900-23.9%
Waco, TX$61,560-24.3%
Toledo, OH$59,710-26.6%
Burlington, NC$58,790-27.7%
Goldsboro, NC$58,110-28.6%
Decatur, AL$57,850-28.9%
Montgomery, AL$57,400-29.5%
Mobile, AL$56,660-30.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$51,470-36.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$47,840-41.2%
Puerto Rico$46,990-42.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$46,990-42.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$43,540-46.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.