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Insurance Underwriters salary in Massachusetts

The median insurance underwriters in Massachusetts earns $106,640 a year, 31% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,543 a month.

10th percentile
$70,590
25th percentile
$80,250
Median percentile
$106,640
75th percentile
$135,110
90th percentile
$167,590

Based on 2,890 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

$78,519 take-home a year
Gross pay$106,640
Federal income tax−$14,631
Social Security + Medicare−$8,158
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,332
Monthly take-home$6,543
Every two weeks$3,020

Does it go far here?

$100,835Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts