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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Wilmington, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Wilmington, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of insurance underwriters in Wilmington 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 Wilmington, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,100
25th Percentile Wage
$50,820
50th Percentile Wage
$67,650
75th Percentile Wage
$80,920
90th Percentile Wage
$96,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Wilmington, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,100.

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
$67,650
-0.72% 20.28%
2016
$68,140
10.64% -
2015
$60,890
5.99% -
2014
$57,240
0.94% -
2013
$56,700
4.89% -
2012
$53,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Wilmington with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,650 in Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Wilmington is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and 3.4 percent (3.4%) 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