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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Salinas, California

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of insurance underwriters in Salinas is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Insurance Underwriters in Salinas, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,050
25th Percentile Wage
$53,590
50th Percentile Wage
$63,460
75th Percentile Wage
$81,700
90th Percentile Wage
$124,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,050.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance underwriters from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$63,460
2.41% 2.41%
2019
$61,930
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Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,460 in Salinas is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Salinas is 46.1 percent (46.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$117,680
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$102,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$100,830
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$96,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$94,710
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$90,230
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$87,450
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$83,310
Fresno
$82,630
Bakersfield-Delano
$82,580
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$81,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$79,940
Stockton
$77,400
Vallejo-Fairfield
$76,060
Napa
$71,940
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$67,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$65,570
Salinas
$63,460
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$61,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$60,840

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.