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Insurance Underwriters salary in Tennessee

The median insurance underwriters in Tennessee earns $78,840 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,358 a month.

10th percentile
$50,200
25th percentile
$60,540
Median percentile
$78,840
75th percentile
$100,640
90th percentile
$123,150

Based on 1,250 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

$64,294 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,840
Federal income tax−$8,515
Social Security + Medicare−$6,031
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,358
Every two weeks$2,473

Does it go far here?

$85,817Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

All insurance underwriters salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee