State wages ยท Cost of living
Insurance Underwriters pay by state
The highest published median is in Vermont, at $106,790. Vermont leads after cost of living, at $109,020. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($79,880).
National median
$79,880
Highest state median
$106,790
Vermont
Best adjusted pay
$109,020
Vermont
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $59,460Higher: $109,020Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Vermont | $106,790 | +33.7% | 97.958 | $109,020 | 1 |
| Maine | $96,600 | +20.9% | 97.05 | $99,540 | 2 |
| Colorado | $100,050 | +25.3% | 103.052 | $97,090 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $100,050 | +25.3% | 105.757 | $94,600 | 4 |
| South Dakota | $83,370 | +4.4% | 88.586 | $94,110 | 5 |
| New Hampshire | $96,100 | +20.3% | 104.165 | $92,260 | 6 |
| Connecticut | $95,460 | +19.5% | 103.61 | $92,130 | 7 |
| District of Columbia | $100,660 | +26.0% | 109.901 | $91,590 | 8 |
| Kansas | $81,920 | +2.6% | 90.068 | $90,950 | 9 |
| Kentucky | $81,760 | +2.4% | 90.159 | $90,680 | 10 |
| Washington | $95,310 | +19.3% | 107.013 | $89,060 | 11 |
| Iowa | $77,660 | -2.8% | 87.762 | $88,490 | 12 |
| Nevada | $87,290 | +9.3% | 99.979 | $87,310 | 13 |
| South Carolina | $81,080 | +1.5% | 93.749 | $86,490 | 14 |
| Tennessee | $79,190 | -0.9% | 91.87 | $86,200 | 15 |
| Ohio | $79,820 | -0.1% | 92.774 | $86,040 | 16 |
| Missouri | $78,100 | -2.2% | 90.817 | $86,000 | 17 |
| New Jersey | $93,500 | +17.1% | 108.805 | $85,930 | 18 |
| Illinois | $84,580 | +5.9% | 99.958 | $84,620 | 19 |
| Maryland | $88,820 | +11.2% | 104.959 | $84,620 | 19 |
| Nebraska | $75,280 | -5.8% | 90.103 | $83,550 | 21 |
| Idaho | $79,250 | -0.8% | 95.494 | $82,990 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | $77,940 | -2.4% | 94.095 | $82,830 | 23 |
| Georgia | $78,000 | -2.4% | 96.293 | $81,000 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,220 | -2.1% | 97.572 | $80,170 | 25 |
| Michigan | $77,060 | -3.5% | 96.217 | $80,090 | 26 |
| Minnesota | $78,950 | -1.2% | 98.621 | $80,050 | 27 |
| Rhode Island | $80,960 | +1.4% | 102.28 | $79,160 | 28 |
| Texas | $76,760 | -3.9% | 97.057 | $79,090 | 29 |
| California | $87,200 | +9.2% | 110.72 | $78,760 | 30 |
| New York | $83,970 | +5.1% | 107.921 | $77,810 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | $68,290 | -14.5% | 87.843 | $77,740 | 32 |
| Florida | $80,000 | +0.2% | 103.414 | $77,360 | 33 |
| Oregon | $79,290 | -0.7% | 103.361 | $76,710 | 34 |
| Indiana | $71,490 | -10.5% | 93.329 | $76,600 | 35 |
| North Carolina | $72,180 | -9.6% | 94.326 | $76,520 | 36 |
| Virginia | $77,110 | -3.5% | 101.104 | $76,270 | 37 |
| North Dakota | $67,690 | -15.3% | 88.959 | $76,090 | 38 |
| Arkansas | $63,690 | -20.3% | 86.937 | $73,260 | 39 |
| Arizona | $73,740 | -7.7% | 100.677 | $73,240 | 40 |
| Louisiana | $63,480 | -20.5% | 88.207 | $71,970 | 41 |
| Alabama | $63,760 | -20.2% | 88.823 | $71,780 | 42 |
| Hawaii | $76,810 | -3.8% | 109.951 | $69,860 | 43 |
| New Mexico | $62,390 | -21.9% | 92.212 | $67,660 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $58,760 | -26.4% | 86.953 | $67,580 | 45 |
| Delaware | $66,960 | -16.2% | 99.808 | $67,090 | 46 |
| Utah | $63,410 | -20.6% | 98.864 | $64,140 | 47 |
| Montana | $60,350 | -24.4% | 94.645 | $63,760 | 48 |
| West Virginia | $56,740 | -29.0% | 89.497 | $63,400 | 49 |
| Alaska | $60,860 | -23.8% | 102.359 | $59,460 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.