How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Appleton, WI?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $61,060 and the 90th percentile is $126,400. The difference is $65,340, which is 68.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $71,920 to the 75th at $118,180, covers $46,260.

The mean annual wage is $95,320, which sits below the median of $95,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Appleton, WI median is 17.5% higher than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,453, which is 27.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Wisconsin median of $97,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $103,453 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Underwriters. Appleton, WI ranks 3rd of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Wausau, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $71,140 and employment of 60. That median is 25.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,783, against $103,453 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 99 miles away, with a median of $106,570 and employment of 950. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,937, against $103,453 here.
• Madison, WI is 103 miles away, with a median of $95,130 and employment of 480. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,783, against $103,453 here.

Employment share

Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Appleton, WI (120 of 124,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.42 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.