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Insurance Underwriters salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median insurance underwriters in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $77,740 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,131 a month.

10th percentile
$58,770
25th percentile
$62,630
Median percentile
$77,740
75th percentile
$101,390
90th percentile
$127,450

Based on 3,030 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

$61,577 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,740
Federal income tax−$8,273
Social Security + Medicare−$5,947
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,944
Monthly take-home$5,131
Every two weeks$2,368

Does it go far here?

$75,245Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona