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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of insurance underwriters in Edison-New Brunswick 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 Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,130
25th Percentile Wage
$62,120
50th Percentile Wage
$79,220
75th Percentile Wage
$98,560
90th Percentile Wage
$120,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,130.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance underwriters from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$79,220
-8.18% -1.58%
2013
$85,700
6.10% -
2012
$80,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Edison-New Brunswick with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,220 in Edison-New Brunswick is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Edison-New Brunswick is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and 17.5 percent (17.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Atlantic City-Hammonton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Trenton-Ewing
$85,710
Camden
$85,110
Edison-New Brunswick
$79,220
Wilmington
$67,650
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$65,380