Insurance Underwriters Salary in the US
A insurance underwriters earns a national median of $81,370 a year (mean $93,700) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #210 of 825.
How much does a insurance underwriters earn in the US?
A insurance underwriters in the United States earns a median of $81,370 a year (mean $93,700), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 105,420 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-2053), ranked #210 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$81,370
per year
Mean
$93,700
per year
Employment
105,420
US workers
National rank
#210
of 825 by median
What a insurance underwriters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a insurance underwriters (SOC 13-2053) earns a median annual wage of $81,370 and a mean (average) of $93,700. The median is the midpoint — half of insurance underwriters earn more and half earn less — and is 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a insurance underwriters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for insurance underwriters is $81,370, and the mean (average) is $93,700. The median is the midpoint — half of insurance underwriters earn more and half earn less.
- How does insurance underwriters pay compare to the US average?
- At $81,370, a insurance underwriters earns 60% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many insurance underwriters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 105,420 insurance underwriters employed nationally (SOC 13-2053), across all industries.
- Where does this insurance underwriters salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-2053. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-2053 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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