How much do Insurance Underwriters make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $77,770 and the 90th percentile is $121,150. The difference is $43,380, which is 45.3% 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 $77,770 to the 75th at $95,830, covers $18,060.

The mean annual wage is $94,220, which sits below the median of $95,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 17.8% higher than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,784, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the California median of $95,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $86,784 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Underwriters. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $84,520 and employment of 1,350. That median is 11.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,106, against $86,784 here.
• Fresno, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $95,880 and employment of 70. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,855, against $86,784 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $91,340 and employment of 660. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,629, against $86,784 here.