Insurance Underwriters Salary in Wisconsin

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$97,370

Median hourly

$47

Average annual

$95,410

Employed in state

3.1K

The median annual salary for Insurance Underwriters in Wisconsin is $97,370, or about $47 an hour. That is 20% higher than the national median.

Pay in Wisconsin ranges from $61,410 at the 10th percentile to $134,090 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 3.1K people work as insurance underwriters in the state.

Pay distribution in Wisconsin

10th$61,410

25th$74,090

Median$97,370

75th$123,320

90th$134,090

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $46.81
Daily: $375
Weekly: $1,873
Bi-weekly: $3,745
Monthly: $8,114
Annual: $97,370

$97,370 a year is around the 50th percentile for Insurance Underwriterss in Wisconsin. The median is $97,370.

Insurance Underwriters — Wisconsin
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$29.50	$61,410
25th percentile	$35.60	$74,090
Median	$46.80	$97,370
75th percentile	$59.30	$123,320
90th percentile	$64.50	$134,090
Average (mean)	$45.90	$95,410
Employment	3,110 people

Insurance Underwriters pay by metro area in Wisconsin

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$106,570	950
Appleton, WI	$95,610	120
Madison, WI	$95,130	480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$82,980	1.9K
Wausau, WI	$71,140	60

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