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Insurance Underwriters salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median insurance underwriters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $97,870 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,903 a month.

10th percentile
$63,830
25th percentile
$77,140
Median percentile
$97,870
75th percentile
$127,160
90th percentile
$164,900

Based on 2,090 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

$70,831 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,870
Federal income tax−$12,701
Social Security + Medicare−$7,487
California income tax (approx.)−$6,851
Monthly take-home$5,903
Every two weeks$2,724

Does it go far here?

$86,179Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in California