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Insurance Underwriters salary in Portland, OR

The median insurance underwriters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $79,080 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,812 a month.

10th percentile
$62,670
25th percentile
$66,150
Median percentile
$79,080
75th percentile
$101,220
90th percentile
$128,710

Based on 340 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

$57,741 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,080
Federal income tax−$8,568
Social Security + Medicare−$6,050
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,722
Monthly take-home$4,812
Every two weeks$2,221

Does it go far here?

$75,014Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon