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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of insurance underwriters in Augusta-Richmond County 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 Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,300
25th Percentile Wage
$62,600
50th Percentile Wage
$118,810
75th Percentile Wage
$178,760
90th Percentile Wage
$201,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $201,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $118,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,300.

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Augusta-Richmond County with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $118,810, Augusta-Richmond County is the highest paying city for insurance underwriters in state of South Carolina, followed by Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary $78,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of insurance underwriters in Augusta-Richmond County is 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Augusta-Richmond County
$118,810
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$78,680
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$77,890
Columbia
$64,230
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$63,550
Florence
$58,820
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$50,950
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$47,870
Spartanburg
$38,010

See also: Top paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina.