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Insurance Underwriters in North Carolina

Considering a career as an Insurance Underwriter in North Carolina?

0.4% Jobs Projection
$71,570 Median Salary
200 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Insurance Underwriters Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 2,010 people working as Insurance Underwriters in the year 2018.

There were 2,140 Insurance Underwriters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 130 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Insurance Underwriters in this state are growing at a rate of 0.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.3%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 200 annual job openings, and a total of 2,500 jobs for North Carolina Insurance Underwriters in 2026.

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

What do Insurance Underwriters Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Insurance Underwriters ranged from $42,710 to $122,750 with $71,570 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.53 to $59.02. The median hourly rate was $34.41.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $35.47 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.06.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,020 $73,630
Raleigh, NC 420 $66,640
Greensboro-High Point, NC 230 $77,330
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 210 $55,960
Winston-Salem, NC 80 $53,910
Burlington, NC 30 n/a

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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