SOC 13-2053 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Insurance Underwriters make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Underwriters in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $78,350. The 10th percentile is $49,950 and the 90th percentile is $129,280. Employment is 2,070.

Median annual wage

$78,350

10th percentile
$49,950
25th percentile
$61,110
Median
$78,350
75th percentile
$100,130
90th percentile
$129,280
Mean
$85,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Insurance Underwriters, the published 10th percentile is $49,950 and the 90th percentile is $129,280. The difference is $79,330, which is 101.3% 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 $61,110 to the 75th at $100,130, covers $39,020.

The mean annual wage is $85,840, which sits above the median of $78,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $81,370 for Insurance Underwriters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,659, which is 4.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the Florida median of $78,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Underwriters at $77,659 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Underwriters. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 6th of 11 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).).

  • North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $77,360 and employment of 170. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,534, against $77,659 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $74,700 and employment of 740. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,656, against $77,659 here.
  • Ocala, FL is 80 miles away, with a median of $89,740 and employment of 40. That median is 14.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,231, against $77,659 here.

Employment share

Insurance Underwriters accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (2,070 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (105,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.11 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Underwriters in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $78,350. The 10th percentile is $49,950 and the 90th percentile is $129,280. Employment is 2,070.

How does that compare with the national median for Insurance Underwriters?

The local median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $81,370.

What is Insurance Underwriters pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,350 is $77,659. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL compare with nearby metros for Insurance Underwriters?

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $77,360. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 6th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.