How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Fort Wayne, IN?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $46,680 and the 90th percentile is $100,640. The difference is $53,960, which is 83.7% 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 $50,580 to the 75th at $80,710, covers $30,130.

The mean annual wage is $71,470, which sits above the median of $64,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fort Wayne, IN median is 20.7% lower than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,665, which is 14.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.7% lower than the Indiana median of $77,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fort Wayne, IN is 92.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $69,665 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Underwriters. Fort Wayne, IN ranks 12th of 13 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).).

• Toledo, OH is 87 miles away, with a median of $59,710 and employment of 90. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,289, against $69,665 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 97 miles away, with a median of $79,280 and employment of 1,150. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,846, against $69,665 here.
• Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $95,130 and employment of 50. That median is 47.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,820, against $69,665 here.

Employment share

Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Fort Wayne, IN (330 of 225,520). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.16 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.