How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $55,340 and the 90th percentile is $155,930. The difference is $100,590, which is 118.6% 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 $71,490 to the 75th at $124,250, covers $52,760.

The mean annual wage is $99,150, which sits above the median of $84,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,633, which is 12.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the Missouri median of $80,040.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $91,633 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. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd 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).).

• Topeka, KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $88,400 and employment of 90. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,527, against $91,633 here.
• Columbia, MO is 100 miles away, with a median of $63,540 and employment of 270. That median is 25.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,044, against $91,633 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 116 miles away, with a median of $66,280 and employment of 60. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,512, against $91,633 here.

Employment share

Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (970 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.31 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.