Insurance Underwriters salary
The median pay for insurance underwriters in the United States is $81,370 a year. About 105,420 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $55,530
- 25th percentile
- $64,620
- Median percentile
- $81,370
- 75th percentile
- $110,390
- 90th percentile
- $145,160
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $106,640
- New Hampshire $103,940
- Nevada $101,440
- Connecticut $100,690
- Colorado $100,640
- Washington $99,400
- New York $97,450
- Wisconsin $97,370
- New Jersey $96,220
- Maine $95,510
- California $95,320
- Maryland $92,120
- Georgia $85,980
- Rhode Island $84,720
- South Dakota $83,130
- Arkansas $82,130
- Virginia $81,870
- Alaska $81,620
- Minnesota $80,700
- Missouri $80,040
- Kentucky $79,830
- South Carolina $79,570
- Ohio $79,260
- Oregon $79,200
- Pennsylvania $78,950
- Texas $78,890
- Tennessee $78,840
- Florida $78,720
- Vermont $77,990
- Arizona $77,740
- Indiana $77,440
- Michigan $77,380
- North Carolina $77,120
- Kansas $77,070
- Louisiana $76,540
- Iowa $75,160
- Nebraska $75,120
- North Dakota $74,130
- Hawaii $73,260
- Utah $72,730
- Oklahoma $66,770
- New Mexico $64,000
- Montana $63,140
- Idaho $62,530
- Wyoming $62,290
- Alabama $62,220
- Mississippi $59,250
By metro area
- Springfield, MA $115,420
- Bridgeport, CT $114,980
- Milwaukee, WI $106,570
- Boston, MA $106,170
- Chattanooga, TN $102,460
- Waterbury, CT $102,030
- Denver, CO $101,840
- Las Vegas, NV $101,300
- Lexington, KY $100,990
- Hartford, CT $100,690
- Seattle, WA $100,130
- Chicago, IL $99,840
- New York, NY $98,410
- San Diego, CA $98,210
- Worcester, MA $98,000
- Los Angeles, CA $97,870
- Manchester, NH $97,800
- Trenton, NJ $96,730
- Fresno, CA $95,880
- Appleton, WI $95,610
- Atlanta, GA $95,430
- Buffalo, NY $95,370
- Lafayette, IN $95,130
- Madison, WI $95,130
- Rochester, NY $94,310
- Colorado Springs, CO $93,960
- Baltimore, MD $93,510
- Albany, NY $92,830
- Portland, ME $92,490
- Sacramento, CA $91,340
- Washington, DC $90,990
- Kiryas Joel, NY $90,380
- Ocala, FL $89,740
- Topeka, KS $88,400
- Providence, RI $85,150
- Kansas City, MO $84,800
- Philadelphia, PA $84,580
- San Francisco, CA $84,520
- New Haven, CT $84,510
- Spokane, WA $83,630
- Oxnard, CA $83,240
- Minneapolis, MN $82,980
- Cape Coral, FL $82,390
- St. Louis, MO $82,270
- Cincinnati, OH $82,110
- Anchorage, AK $81,620
- Charlottesville, VA $81,580
- Richmond, VA $81,400
- Jacksonville, FL $81,220
- Syracuse, NY $81,160
- Helena, MT $81,080
- Hagerstown, MD $80,770
- Allentown, PA $80,690
- Detroit, MI $80,180
- Memphis, TN $80,160
- Charlotte, NC $80,080
- Davenport, IA $80,070
- Nashville, TN $79,870
- Durham, NC $79,830
- Boise City, ID $79,780
- New Orleans, LA $79,780
- Dallas, TX $79,590
- Riverside, CA $79,590
- Charleston, SC $79,570
- Grand Rapids, MI $79,560
- Miami, FL $79,460
- Columbus, OH $79,370
- Indianapolis, IN $79,280
- Des Moines, IA $79,230
- Raleigh, NC $79,210
- Portland, OR $79,080
- Atlantic City, NJ $79,070
- Deltona, FL $79,060
- Lincoln, NE $78,830
- Cleveland, OH $78,610
- Baton Rouge, LA $78,360
- Tampa, FL $78,350
- Greenville, SC $78,110
- Virginia Beach, VA $77,980
- Harrisburg, PA $77,890
- Houston, TX $77,770
- Pittsburgh, PA $77,760
- Ann Arbor, MI $77,750
- Phoenix, AZ $77,740
- Cedar Rapids, IA $77,440
- North Port, FL $77,360
- Sioux Falls, SD $77,160
- Slidell, LA $76,540
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $76,450
- Jefferson City, MO $75,970
- Greensboro, NC $75,930
- Austin, TX $75,910
- Peoria, IL $75,910
- Winston, NC $75,840
- San Antonio, TX $75,750
- Tucson, AZ $75,560
- Lancaster, PA $75,380
- Columbia, SC $75,290
- Lansing, MI $75,140
- Orlando, FL $74,700
- Springfield, IL $74,680
- Dubuque, IA $74,390
- Provo, UT $74,340
- Fargo, ND $74,130
- Sioux City, IA $74,130
- Knoxville, TN $73,880
- Urban Honolulu, HI $73,580
- Lafayette, LA $72,980
- Akron, OH $72,870
- Pensacola, FL $72,830
- Salt Lake City, UT $72,730
- Wausau, WI $71,140
- Omaha, NE $70,160
- Albuquerque, NM $70,150
- Traverse City, MI $69,500
- Oklahoma City, OK $69,140
- Tulsa, OK $69,090
- Little Rock, AR $67,520
- Bismarck, ND $66,930
- Roanoke, VA $66,670