Underwriter Salaries in the United States
How much does a Underwriter make in the United States?
Underwriters earn $55,000 annually on average, or $26 per hour, which is 18% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Underwriters work for Quick Loan Funding at $100,000 annually while the lowest paid Underwriters work for Direct Auto Insurance earning approximately $19,000 each year.
Submit a Salary"In my opinion, Bank of America pays its employees well. I started with a base salary of $48,000, but with monthly and yearly bonuses and incentives I make about $55,000 a year. There is also an opportunity for a raise every year. I really enjoyed the monthly bonuses because they helped drive my performance goals and made work more satisfying/fulfilling."
Posted 10 years ago in Denver, CO
$55K Bank of America's Average Underwriter Salary (273 salaries)
Equal to national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
+$10K (20%) more than average Bank of America salary ($45K)
+$13K (21%) more than average Bank of America Underwriter salary ($55K)
"I feel the compensation was directly where it needed to be based on my workload and requirements for complete my daily tasks."
-$10K (20%) less than average Bank of America Underwriter salary ($55K)
"We were underpaid at Bank of America."
Equal to average Bank of America Underwriter salary ($55K)
"In my opinion, Bank of America pays its employees well. I started with a base salary of $48,000, but with monthly and yearly bonuses and incentives I make about $55,000 a year. There is also an opportunity for a raise every year. I really enjoyed the monthly bonuses because they helped drive my performance goals and made work more satisfying/fulfilling."
$55K Wells Fargo's Average Underwriter Salary (222 salaries)
Equal to national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
+$6K (11%) more than average Wells Fargo salary ($49K)
+$25K (37%) more than average Wells Fargo Underwriter salary ($55K)
"I believe that my salary is average for the position."
+$14K (22%) more than average Wells Fargo Underwriter salary ($55K)
"I believe my pay rate was fine. I was happy with it."
+$19K (29%) more than average Wells Fargo Underwriter salary ($55K)
"Salary along with incentive plan are on par with industry standards."
$54K Clayton Holdings' Average Underwriter Salary (43 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
-$6K (10%) less than average Clayton Holdings salary ($60K)
-$2K (3%) less than average Clayton Holdings Underwriter salary ($54K)
"This is a very competitive line of work and salaries are commensurate with experience and with skills within this realm of work (due diligence underwriting)."
$27K
Clayton Holdings Underwriter
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-$27K (66%) less than average Clayton Holdings Underwriter salary ($54K)
$76K
Clayton Holdings Underwriter
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+$22K (33%) more than average Clayton Holdings Underwriter salary ($54K)
$54K BNC Mortgage's Average Underwriter Salary (36 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
-$2K (3%) less than average BNC Mortgage salary ($56K)
+$11K (18%) more than average BNC Mortgage Underwriter salary ($54K)
"I feel at the time when I was at BNC I was well compensated."
$81K
BNC Mortgage Underwriter
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+$27K (40%) more than average BNC Mortgage Underwriter salary ($54K)
$51K
BNC Mortgage Underwriter
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-$3K (5%) less than average BNC Mortgage Underwriter salary ($54K)
$53K AAA's Average Underwriter Salary (28 salaries)
-$2K (3%) less than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
+$12K (25%) more than average AAA salary ($41K)
-$9K (18%) less than average AAA Underwriter salary ($53K)
"Totally underpaid, can't even afford food."
$30K
AAA Underwriter
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-$23K (55%) less than average AAA Underwriter salary ($53K)
$51K
AAA Underwriter
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-$2K (3%) less than average AAA Underwriter salary ($53K)
$54K PHH Corp.'s Average Underwriter Salary (20 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
+$3K (5%) more than average PHH Corp. salary ($51K)
+$16K (25%) more than average PHH Corp. Underwriter salary ($54K)
"I feel for the work the salary is average based on experience, but looking for full benefit package."
$56K
PHH Corp. Underwriter
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+$2K (3%) more than average PHH Corp. Underwriter salary ($54K)
$61K
PHH Corp. Underwriter
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+$7K (12%) more than average PHH Corp. Underwriter salary ($54K)
$58K SunTrust Banks' Average Underwriter Salary (15 salaries)
+$3K (5%) more than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
+$17K (34%) more than average SunTrust Banks salary ($41K)
+$22K (31%) more than average SunTrust Banks Underwriter salary ($58K)
"The pay at this company was good and the additional benefits they provided for backup care for dependents was phenomenal."
$65K
SunTrust Banks Underwriter
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+$7K (11%) more than average SunTrust Banks Underwriter salary ($58K)
$51K
SunTrust Banks Underwriter
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-$7K (12%) less than average SunTrust Banks Underwriter salary ($58K)
$54K Impac Mortgage's Average Underwriter Salary (9 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
-$6K (10%) less than average Impac Mortgage salary ($60K)
-$15K (32%) less than average Impac Mortgage Underwriter salary ($54K)
"Underpaid, overworked, would love to be laid off."
$40K
Impac Mortgage Underwriter
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-$14K (29%) less than average Impac Mortgage Underwriter salary ($54K)
$75K
Impac Mortgage Underwriter
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+$21K (32%) more than average Impac Mortgage Underwriter salary ($54K)
$56K US Bank's Average Underwriter Salary (8 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
+$16K (33%) more than average US Bank salary ($40K)
+$14K (22%) more than average US Bank Underwriter salary ($56K)
"Fine."
$51K
US Bank Underwriter
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-$5K (9%) less than average US Bank Underwriter salary ($56K)
$55K
US Bank Underwriter
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-$1K (1%) less than average US Bank Underwriter salary ($56K)
$64K Interthinx's Average Underwriter Salary (3 salaries)
+$9K (15%) more than national average Underwriter salary ($55K)
-$7K (10%) less than average Interthinx salary ($71K)
+$6K (8%) more than average Interthinx Underwriter salary ($64K)
"For the amount of time spent at the company doing what they promised we would complete, we were all underpaid by about $10k + per year."
$62K
Interthinx Underwriter
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-$2K (3%) less than average Interthinx Underwriter salary ($64K)
$61K
Interthinx Underwriter
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-$3K (4%) less than average Interthinx Underwriter salary ($64K)
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