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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of insurance underwriters in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,410
25th Percentile Wage
$60,510
50th Percentile Wage
$74,620
75th Percentile Wage
$97,520
90th Percentile Wage
$124,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,410.

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
$74,620
1.77% 22.31%
2021
$73,300
-0.79% -
2020
$73,880
14.31% -
2019
$63,310
0.38% -
2018
$63,070
1.43% -
2017
$62,170
-1.09% -
2016
$62,850
-1.73% -
2015
$63,940
-1.09% -
2014
$64,640
9.73% -
2013
$58,350
0.65% -
2012
$57,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,620 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$86,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$83,130
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$74,620
Pittsburgh
$72,840
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$72,290
Philadelphia
$72,060
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$69,420
Reading
$68,450
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$67,320
Lancaster
$62,950
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$62,470
York-Hanover
$61,070
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$59,500
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$58,970
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$57,850
Johnstown
$49,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.