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Insurance Underwriters in Georgia

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Insurance Underwriters in Georgia

Considering a career as an Insurance Underwriter in Georgia?

1.0% Jobs Projection
$73,910 Median Salary
470 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Insurance Underwriters in Georgia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Insurance Underwriters in Georgia is growing slower than average.

  • Insurance Underwriters in Georgia earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Insurance Underwriters Work in Georgia?

6,020 people worked as Insurance Underwriters in 2018 in this state.

There were 5,500 Insurance Underwriters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 520 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,290 Insurance Underwriters working in it, which means Georgia has more Insurance Underwriters than average.

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Job Projections for Georgia

Jobs for Insurance Underwriters in this state are growing at a rate of 1.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.3%.

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Georgia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 470 annual Insurance Underwriters job openings in Georgia, and 5,820 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,500 annual jobs and 98,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Insurance Underwriters Make in Georgia?

In 2018 wages for Insurance Underwriters ranged from $44,360 to $131,790 with $73,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.33 to $63.36. The median hourly rate was $35.53.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $35.86 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.33.

The median salary in Georgia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Georgia Metros for Insurance Underwriters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Insurance Underwriters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,270 $75,810
Chattanooga, TN-GA 200 $69,820
Gainesville, GA 120 $73,160

Top States for Insurance Underwriters Employment

The table below shows the states where most Insurance Underwriters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 9,130 $78,750
New York 8,430 $78,420
Texas 7,560 $61,240
Georgia 6,020 $73,910
Illinois 5,780 $70,410
Florida 4,970 $63,790
Pennsylvania 4,640 $71,070
Ohio 4,630 $68,190
New Jersey 3,190 $79,930
Connecticut 2,940 $70,980
Massachusetts 2,410 $76,760
Missouri 2,320 $64,660
Wisconsin 2,260 $63,490
Virginia 2,180 $64,260
North Carolina 2,010 $71,570
Iowa 1,850 $67,020
Minnesota 1,620 $63,820
Washington 1,610 $76,110
Arizona 1,570 $71,400
Nebraska 1,530 $59,960

Below are the states where Insurance Underwriters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Hampshire $80,530
District of Columbia $80,410
New Jersey $79,930
California $78,750
New York $78,420
Massachusetts $76,760
Maryland $76,450
Washington $76,110
South Dakota $74,810
Georgia $73,910

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