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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Iowa City, Iowa

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,740
25th Percentile Wage
$53,500
50th Percentile Wage
$58,370
75th Percentile Wage
$78,460
90th Percentile Wage
$96,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Iowa City, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,740.

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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$58,370
-4.85% -4.85%
2021
$61,200
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Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Iowa City with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,370 in Iowa City is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Iowa City is 40.5 percent (40.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 13.9 percent (13.9%) 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 Iowa City, Iowa.