How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $52,780 and the 90th percentile is $108,510. The difference is $55,730, which is 70.7% 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 $63,280 to the 75th at $98,870, covers $35,590.

The mean annual wage is $81,940, which sits above the median of $78,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,077, which is 5.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Nebraska median of $75,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $86,077 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. Lincoln, NE ranks 4th 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $70,160 and employment of 760. That median is 11% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,335, against $86,077 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 108 miles away, with a median of $66,280 and employment of 60. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,512, against $86,077 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 120 miles away, with a median of $74,130 and employment of 100. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,745, against $86,077 here.

Employment share

Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (320 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.58 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.