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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of insurance underwriters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,000
25th Percentile Wage
$60,710
50th Percentile Wage
$73,880
75th Percentile Wage
$89,670
90th Percentile Wage
$120,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,000.

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
$73,880
-3.61% 4.47%
2021
$76,550
13.55% -
2020
$66,180
-0.89% -
2019
$66,770
-6.90% -
2018
$71,380
-4.74% -
2017
$74,760
1.12% -
2016
$73,920
5.32% -
2015
$69,990
-14.02% -
2014
$79,800
10.50% -
2013
$71,420
1.18% -
2012
$70,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,880 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$99,130
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$89,270
Utica-Rome
$81,600
Syracuse
$81,370
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$81,240
Rochester
$80,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$79,570
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$73,880
Nassau-Suffolk
$68,090
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$67,080
Binghamton
$63,640
Ithaca
$61,070
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,460

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