How much do Insurance Underwriters make in St. Louis, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $59,360 and the 90th percentile is $127,360. The difference is $68,000, which is 82.7% 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 $65,080 to the 75th at $99,660, covers $34,580.

The mean annual wage is $87,960, which sits above the median of $82,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Louis, MO-IL median is 1.1% higher than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,520, which is 6.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Missouri median of $80,040.

St. Louis, MO-IL 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 St. Louis, MO-IL is 95.088, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $86,520 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Underwriters. St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Springfield, IL is 83 miles away, with a median of $74,680 and employment of 70. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,522, against $86,520 here.
• Jefferson City, MO is 94 miles away, with a median of $75,970 and employment of 60. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,354, against $86,520 here.
• Columbia, MO is 122 miles away, with a median of $63,540 and employment of 270. That median is 22.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,044, against $86,520 here.

Employment share

Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Louis, MO-IL (990 of 1,341,320). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.09 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.