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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of insurance underwriters in Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,090
25th Percentile Wage
$58,510
50th Percentile Wage
$58,720
75th Percentile Wage
$78,690
90th Percentile Wage
$98,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,090.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance underwriters from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$58,720
-3.51% 3.34%
2021
$60,780
-0.89% -
2020
$61,320
2.30% -
2019
$59,910
2.45% -
2018
$58,440
25.38% -
2017
$43,610
-7.61% -
2016
$46,930
-0.09% -
2015
$46,970
-20.57% -
2014
$56,630
-0.74% -
2013
$57,050
0.51% -
2012
$56,760
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Cedar Rapids with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,720 in Cedar Rapids is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Cedar Rapids is 40.1 percent (40.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$98,030
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$72,220
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$65,680
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$65,150
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$61,070
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$61,070
Cedar Rapids
$58,720
Iowa City
$58,370
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$56,010
Dubuque
$50,240

See also: Top paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.