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Insurance Underwriters salary in Portland, ME

The median insurance underwriters in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $92,490 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,657 a month.

10th percentile
$62,730
25th percentile
$64,110
Median percentile
$92,490
75th percentile
$103,650
90th percentile
$134,490

Based on 330 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

$67,885 take-home a year
Gross pay$92,490
Federal income tax−$11,518
Social Security + Medicare−$7,075
Maine income tax (approx.)−$6,012
Monthly take-home$5,657
Every two weeks$2,611

Does it go far here?

$90,803Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Maine