SOC 13-2053 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Underwriters in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $76,450. The 10th percentile is $46,520 and the 90th percentile is $138,670. Employment is 430.
Median annual wage
$76,450
- 10th percentile
- $46,520
- 25th percentile
- $57,900
- Median
- $76,450
- 75th percentile
- $101,860
- 90th percentile
- $138,670
- Mean
- $83,300
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $46,520 and the 90th percentile is $138,670. The difference is $92,150, which is 120.5% 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 $57,900 to the 75th at $101,860, covers $43,960.
The mean annual wage is $83,300, which sits above the median of $76,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 6% lower than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,139, which is 0.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.2% lower than the Kentucky median of $79,830.
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $82,139 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Underwriters. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 7th of 9 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).).
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $100,990 and employment of 290. That median is 32.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,721, against $82,139 here.
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $82,110 and employment of 1,690. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,096, against $82,139 here.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $79,280 and employment of 1,150. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,846, against $82,139 here.
Employment share
Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (430 of 685,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Insurance Underwriters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Underwriters in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $76,450. The 10th percentile is $46,520 and the 90th percentile is $138,670. Employment is 430.
How does that compare with the national median for Insurance Underwriters?
The local median is 6% lower than the national median of $81,370.
What is Insurance Underwriters pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,450 is $82,139. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Insurance Underwriters?
Lexington-Fayette, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 69 miles away, at $100,990. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.