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Insurance Underwriter Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of insurance underwriters in Madison, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of insurance underwriters in Madison 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 Madison, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,480
25th Percentile Wage
$62,680
50th Percentile Wage
$81,030
75th Percentile Wage
$101,800
90th Percentile Wage
$129,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance underwriters in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,480.

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
$81,030
-0.21% 32.07%
2021
$81,200
4.37% -
2020
$77,650
11.87% -
2019
$68,430
0.76% -
2018
$67,910
5.70% -
2017
$64,040
-2.22% -
2016
$65,460
6.16% -
2015
$61,430
0.23% -
2014
$61,290
2.59% -
2013
$59,700
7.81% -
2012
$55,040
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Underwriter Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,030 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for insurance underwriters in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance underwriters in Madison is 17.0 percent (17.0%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area and 51.1 percent (51.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$97,620
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$81,240
Madison
$81,030
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$78,670
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$77,560
Green Bay
$69,680
Oshkosh-Neenah
$68,910
Appleton
$66,640
Wausau
$65,850
Lake County-Kenosha County
$65,040
Eau Claire
$61,370
Duluth
$55,330
Sheboygan
$54,770
La Crosse
$54,470
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$39,660

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.