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Insurance Underwriters salary in Birmingham, AL

The median insurance underwriters in Birmingham, AL earns $66,000 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,353 a month.

10th percentile
$47,540
25th percentile
$56,030
Median percentile
$66,000
75th percentile
$101,820
90th percentile
$130,090

Based on 640 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$52,241 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,000
Federal income tax−$5,740
Social Security + Medicare−$5,049
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,970
Monthly take-home$4,353
Every two weeks$2,009

Does it go far here?

$72,018Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama