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Insurance Underwriters salary in Sacramento, CA

The median insurance underwriters in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $91,340 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,558 a month.

10th percentile
$64,770
25th percentile
$75,000
Median percentile
$91,340
75th percentile
$124,920
90th percentile
$164,200

Based on 660 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

$66,694 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,340
Federal income tax−$11,265
Social Security + Medicare−$6,988
California income tax (approx.)−$6,394
Monthly take-home$5,558
Every two weeks$2,565

Does it go far here?

$85,629Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in California