Underwriter salary
What an underwriter actually earns, from 363 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see underwriter pay in the 3 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An underwriter earns a blended US median near 95,060 dollars, with the typical middle running from 74,837 dollars to 118,660 dollars. The official OEWS median is 79,880 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 71,629 dollars to 91,896 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 3% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is actuary, at 56 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open underwriter roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
Senior Underwriter at EMC Insurance CompaniesUnited States · Remote$93k–$141kTodayApply
Underwriter Specialist – Specialty Human Services at Great American Insurance GroupUnited States · Remote$90k–$125k1d agoApply
Specialty Insurance Underwriter/Coverage Attorney/Consultant/Professional (Contract) at Brain Co.USA · Remote1d agoApply- Reverse Inside Loan Officer at CCM CrossCountry Mortgage, LLCUnited States · Remote2d agoApply
- Junior Underwriter Bau- und Montageversicherung 80 - 100% at Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG / Zurich Insurance Company Ltd / Zurich ComZürich, Zürich, Switzerland2d agoApply
- Senior Technical Underwriter Commercial P&C (SME) at Hays (Schweiz) AGZürich, Zürich, Switzerland2d agoApply
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United Kingdom$57,985$71,629$86,134
- Canada$50,417$58,034$68,915
- United States$74,837$95,060$118,660
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 7'900/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 33 Betriebswirtschaftliche und kaufmännische Fachkräfte und Verwaltungsfachkräfte: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 94'800 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Colorado$100,050
- Washington$95,310
- Nevada$87,290
- New York$83,970
- Florida$80,000
- Wisconsin$77,940
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness an underwriter profile already covers.
- 28 open actuary roles$147,204 median · +$52,144 · 56% readiness
- 600 open project manager roles$126,568 median · +$31,508 · 17% readiness
- 293 open compliance officer roles$114,412 median · +$19,352 · 25% readiness
- 509 open customer success manager roles$104,796 median · +$9,736 · 12% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for an underwriter.
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Related salaries
- Actuary salary$147,204 median
- Auditor salary$88,012 median
- Recruiter salary$87,965 median
Quick answers
How much does an underwriter make?
The blended US median is about 95,060 dollars, with a typical range from 74,837 dollars to 118,660 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 79,880 dollars.
Is underwriter a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 3% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an underwriter move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is actuary, at 56 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 13-2053. Live corpus 363 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.