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Insurance Underwriters in Maine

Considering a career as an Insurance Underwriter in Maine?

-13% Jobs Projection
$65,040 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Insurance Underwriters in Maine are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Insurance Underwriters in Maine is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Insurance Underwriters Work in Maine?

In Maine, there were 440 people working as Insurance Underwriters in the year 2018.

There were 370 Insurance Underwriters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Insurance Underwriters in this state are declining at a rate of 12.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.3%.

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Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Insurance Underwriters job openings in Maine, and 350 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 Maine?

In 2018 wages for Insurance Underwriters ranged from $40,850 to $100,210 with $65,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.64 to $48.18. The median hourly rate was $31.27.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.36 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.91.

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

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Top Maine 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
Portland-South Portland, ME 360 $67,550
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 30 n/a

Top States for Insurance Underwriters Employment

View the list below to see 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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