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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of insurance underwriters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,430
25th Percentile Wage
$51,180
50th Percentile Wage
$65,150
75th Percentile Wage
$90,030
90th Percentile Wage
$100,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,430.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance underwriters from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$65,150
1.93% 11.53%
2017
$63,890
9.78% -
2016
$57,640
21.27% -
2013
$45,380
-27.02% -
2012
$57,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,150 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 22.9 percent (22.9%) 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa.