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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Burlington, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Burlington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of insurance underwriters in Burlington 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 Burlington, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,770
25th Percentile Wage
$56,790
50th Percentile Wage
$65,950
75th Percentile Wage
$75,520
90th Percentile Wage
$110,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Burlington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,770.

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
$65,950
5.96% 14.48%
2021
$62,020
-4.64% -
2019
$64,900
-6.72% -
2017
$69,260
-17.31% -
2016
$81,250
6.04% -
2015
$76,340
-22.56% -
2014
$93,560
31.54% -
2013
$64,050
11.94% -
2012
$56,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Burlington with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,950 in Burlington is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Burlington is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 23.8 percent (23.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$79,310
Greensboro-High Point
$75,310
Goldsboro
$73,930
Burlington
$65,950
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$65,140
Raleigh-Cary
$64,590
Wilmington
$63,560
Winston-Salem
$62,430
Fayetteville
$61,920
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$50,260

See also: Top paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina.