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Insurance Underwriters in Tennessee

Is Tennessee a good place for you to work as an Insurance Underwriter?

-11% Jobs Projection
$64,860 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Insurance Underwriters Work in Tennessee?

In 2018, there were 1,330 Insurance Underwriters working in the state.

There were 930 Insurance Underwriters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 400 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Insurance Underwriters in this state are declining at a rate of 10.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.3%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Insurance Underwriters job openings in Tennessee, and 770 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 Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Insurance Underwriters ranged from $33,580 to $103,970 with $64,860 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.14 to $49.99. The median hourly rate was $31.18.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $32.35 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.17.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 870 $67,940
Chattanooga, TN-GA 200 $69,820
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60 $64,160

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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