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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of insurance underwriters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,000
25th Percentile Wage
$63,690
50th Percentile Wage
$80,220
75th Percentile Wage
$104,240
90th Percentile Wage
$146,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,000.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance underwriters from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$80,220
0.22% 3.73%
2016
$80,040
4.79% -
2015
$76,210
4.26% -
2014
$72,960
-0.95% -
2013
$73,650
-4.86% -
2012
$77,230
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,220, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for insurance underwriters in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $96,110). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of insurance underwriters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$96,110
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$80,220
Worcester
$78,520
Peabody
$77,420
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$77,180
Springfield
$75,990
Framingham
$73,680