Paycheck Atlas

Insurance Underwriters salary in Michigan

The median insurance underwriters in Michigan earns $77,380 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,998 a month.

10th percentile
$50,960
25th percentile
$61,910
Median percentile
$77,380
75th percentile
$99,850
90th percentile
$123,440

Based on 2,590 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

$59,978 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,380
Federal income tax−$8,194
Social Security + Medicare−$5,920
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,289
Monthly take-home$4,998
Every two weeks$2,307

Does it go far here?

$80,422Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,129 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$417,760
Psychiatrists$291,850
Chief Executives$255,560
Nurse Anesthetists$247,010
Family Medicine Physicians$214,070
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,650
Pediatricians, General$204,690
Dentists, General$169,930

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan