The median annual wage for insurance underwriters was $65,040 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $38,960, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $116,600.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for insurance underwriters in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Other insurance related activities
$65,200
Insurance agencies and brokerages
65,170
Direct health and medical insurance carriers
64,700
Direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers
63,870
Management of companies and enterprises
63,350
Most underwriters work full time.
Insurance Underwriters
Median annual wages, May 2015
Financial specialists
$67,740
Insurance underwriters
$65,040
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
