What are the main factors that influence an Associate Broker/Underwriter's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Associate Broker/Underwriter?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Broker/Underwriter roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Broker/Underwriter's salary?

An Associate Broker/Underwriter's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,434 for beginners, reaching about $89,508 at mid-level, and approach $126,778 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Broker/Underwriter?

Associate Broker/Underwriter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Broker/Underwriter roles are District of Columbia $67,487, California $67,231, Massachusetts $66,335. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Associate Broker/Underwriter Salary in Vermont

How much does an Associate Broker/Underwriter make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Broker/Underwriter in Vermont is $59,826 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an Associate Broker/Underwriter's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,584
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,526 to $66,504
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,790

10% $47,790

50% (Median) $59,826

90% $72,584

Associate Broker/Underwriter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,504	$5,542	$1,279	$32
Average	$59,826	$4,985	$1,150	$29
25th Percentile	$53,526	$4,460	$1,029	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Broker/Underwriter Salaries

An Associate Broker/Underwriter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Broker/Underwriter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Broker/Underwriter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,434
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,849
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,508
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,257
Expert (over 8 years): $126,778

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Associate Broker/Underwriter	less than 1 year	$58,434
Underwriter II - Life	1-2 years	$68,849
Underwriter III - Life	2-4 years	$89,508
Underwriting Supervisor - Life	5-8 years	$113,257
Underwriting Manager - Life	over 8 years	$126,778

How Do Associate Broker/Underwriter Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Associate Broker/Underwriters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,487.
California: $67,231.
Massachusetts: $66,335.

District of Columbia $67,487 California $67,231 Massachusetts $66,335 Washington $66,092 New Jersey $66,067 Alaska $65,982 Connecticut $65,141 New York $64,799

Hawaii $63,708 Rhode Island $63,196 Maryland $62,849 Minnesota $62,373 Colorado $62,191 Illinois $62,130 Oregon $61,898 Delaware $61,727

New Hampshire $61,620 Virginia $61,380 Pennsylvania $60,679 Nevada $60,325 North Dakota $60,210 Michigan $60,027 Wisconsin $59,960 Vermont $59,826

Texas $59,454 Maine $59,429 Arizona $59,393 Ohio $59,350 Georgia $58,789 Indiana $58,509 Wyoming $58,454 Utah $58,369

Iowa $58,332 Kansas $58,040 Louisiana $57,954 North Carolina $57,924 Missouri $57,912 Florida $57,674 Montana $57,546 Nebraska $57,424

Kentucky $57,357 South Carolina $57,113 Tennessee $56,961 Idaho $56,900 New Mexico $56,455 Oklahoma $56,357 Alabama $55,998 South Dakota $55,394

Arkansas $55,065 West Virginia $54,888 Mississippi $54,358

Top Paying Cities for Associate Broker/Underwriter

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $61,237
Barre: $61,329
Cabot: $61,194

Adamant, VT $61,237

Barre, VT $61,329

Cabot, VT $61,194

Calais, VT $61,248

East Barre, VT $61,235

East Calais, VT $61,237

East Montpelier, VT $61,277

Eden, VT $61,196

Eden Mills, VT $61,141

Graniteville, VT $61,325

Hyde Park, VT $61,287

Johnson, VT $61,364

Lake Elmore, VT $61,218

Marshfield, VT $61,204

Moretown, VT $61,368

Morrisville, VT $61,361

Moscow, VT $61,392

Northfield, VT $61,293

Northfield Falls, VT $61,580

North Hyde Park, VT $61,282

North Montpelier, VT $61,221

Plainfield, VT $61,212

Roxbury, VT $61,109

South Barre, VT $61,400

Waterbury, VT $61,386

Stowe, VT $61,395

Waitsfield, VT $61,360

Warren, VT $61,246

Washington, VT $61,126

Waterbury Center, VT $61,384

Websterville, VT $61,315

Williamstown, VT $61,244

Wolcott, VT $61,210

Woodbury, VT $61,150

Worcester, VT $61,211

Rutland, VT $61,209

Belmont, VT $61,020

Benson, VT $61,020

Bomoseen, VT $61,116

Brandon, VT $61,161

Bridport, VT $61,168

Castleton, VT $61,128

Center Rutland, VT $61,170

Chittenden, VT $61,029

Cuttingsville, VT $61,007

Danby, VT $61,112

East Middlebury, VT $61,201

East Poultney, VT $61,118

East Wallingford, VT $61,052

Fair Haven, VT $61,074

Florence, VT $61,053

Forest Dale, VT $61,163

Gaysville, VT $60,775

Granville, VT $61,062

Hancock, VT $61,053

Hydeville, VT $61,123

Killington, VT $61,046

Middlebury, VT $61,296

Middletown Springs, VT $61,085

Mount Holly, VT $61,029

North Clarendon, VT $61,118

Orwell, VT $61,112

Pawlet, VT $61,134

Pittsfield, VT $61,081

Pittsford, VT $61,140

Poultney, VT $61,128

Proctor, VT $61,196

Ripton, VT $61,125

Rochester, VT $61,093

Rupert, VT $61,087

Salisbury, VT $61,185

Shoreham, VT $61,133

Stockbridge, VT $61,025

Wallingford, VT $61,057

Wells, VT $61,136

West Pawlet, VT $61,157

West Rupert, VT $61,142

West Rutland, VT $61,105

Whiting, VT $61,135

Saint Johnsbury, VT $61,201

Albany, VT $61,166

Barnet, VT $61,136

Barton, VT $61,159

Beebe Plain, VT $61,178

Concord, VT $61,078

Coventry, VT $61,249

Craftsbury, VT $61,184

Craftsbury Common, VT $61,187

Danville, VT $61,149

Derby, VT $61,178

Derby Line, VT $61,132

East Burke, VT $61,130

East Charleston, VT $61,136

East Hardwick, VT $61,169

East Haven, VT $60,996

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $61,200

Glover, VT $61,141

Granby, VT $60,922

Greensboro, VT $61,120

Greensboro Bend, VT $61,159

Hardwick, VT $61,227

Irasburg, VT $61,144

Island Pond, VT $61,044

Lowell, VT $61,123

Lower Waterford, VT $61,193

Lyndon, VT $61,182

Lyndon Center, VT $61,251

Lyndonville, VT $61,185

Morgan, VT $61,074

Newport, VT $61,214

Newport Center, VT $61,136

North Concord, VT $60,976

North Troy, VT $61,145

Orleans, VT $61,121

Passumpsic, VT $61,205

Peacham, VT $61,082

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $61,207

Sheffield, VT $61,098

Sutton, VT $61,093

Troy, VT $61,151

West Burke, VT $61,134

West Charleston, VT $61,106

West Danville, VT $61,153

Westfield, VT $61,104

West Glover, VT $61,146

Averill, VT $60,790

Beecher Falls, VT $61,185

Canaan, VT $61,032

Gilman, VT $61,301

Guildhall, VT $60,952

Lunenburg, VT $61,085

Norton, VT $60,912

North Bennington, VT $61,593

North Pownal, VT $61,717

Pownal, VT $61,752

White River Junction, VT $61,193

Ascutney, VT $61,222

Barnard, VT $61,054

Bethel, VT $61,092

Bradford, VT $61,156

Bridgewater, VT $61,117

Bridgewater Corners, VT $60,996

Brookfield, VT $61,152

Brownsville, VT $61,118

Chelsea, VT $61,117

Corinth, VT $61,100

East Corinth, VT $61,126

East Randolph, VT $61,137

East Ryegate, VT $61,084

East Thetford, VT $61,160

Fairlee, VT $61,094

Groton, VT $61,110

Hartford, VT $61,352

Hartland, VT $61,138

Hartland Four Corners, VT $61,135

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $61,293

Newbury, VT $61,103

North Hartland, VT $61,181

North Pomfret, VT $61,076

North Thetford, VT $61,159

Norwich, VT $61,146

Plymouth, VT $60,952

Post Mills, VT $61,145

Quechee, VT $61,209

Randolph, VT $61,198

Randolph Center, VT $61,167

Reading, VT $61,003

Sharon, VT $61,091

South Pomfret, VT $61,032

South Royalton, VT $61,109

South Ryegate, VT $61,121

South Strafford, VT $61,106

South Woodstock, VT $61,018

Strafford, VT $61,053

Taftsville, VT $61,213

Thetford, VT $61,160

Thetford Center, VT $61,096

Topsham, VT $61,078

Tunbridge, VT $61,089

Vershire, VT $61,060

Wells River, VT $61,125

West Fairlee, VT $61,237

West Hartford, VT $61,078

West Newbury, VT $61,101

West Topsham, VT $61,126

Wilder, VT $61,355

Windsor, VT $61,163

Woodstock, VT $61,088

Bellows Falls, VT $61,311

Cambridgeport, VT $61,241

Cavendish, VT $61,037

Chester, VT $61,098

Chester Depot, VT $61,076

Grafton, VT $61,052

Londonderry, VT $61,162

Ludlow, VT $61,069

North Springfield, VT $61,282

Perkinsville, VT $61,116

Peru, VT $61,098

Proctorsville, VT $61,048

Saxtons River, VT $61,298

South Londonderry, VT $61,199

Springfield, VT $61,252

Westminster, VT $61,310

Westminster Station, VT $61,315

Weston, VT $61,035

Shaftsbury, VT $61,519

Brattleboro, VT $61,436

Bondville, VT $61,182

East Dover, VT $61,306

Jacksonville, VT $61,460

Jamaica, VT $61,183

Marlboro, VT $61,740

Newfane, VT $61,266

Putney, VT $61,253

Readsboro, VT $61,747

South Newfane, VT $61,287

Stamford, VT $61,703

Townshend, VT $61,210

Vernon, VT $61,624

Wardsboro, VT $61,255

West Dover, VT $61,355

West Dummerston, VT $61,281

West Halifax, VT $61,376

West Townshend, VT $61,128

West Wardsboro, VT $61,129

Whitingham, VT $61,438

Williamsville, VT $61,281

Wilmington, VT $61,401

Burlington, VT $61,569

South Burlington, VT $61,565

Winooski, VT $61,569

Colchester, VT $61,569

Alburgh, VT $61,262

Bakersfield, VT $61,352

Belvidere Center, VT $61,130

Bristol, VT $61,365

Cambridge, VT $61,438

Charlotte, VT $61,485

East Berkshire, VT $61,293

East Fairfield, VT $61,385

Enosburg Falls, VT $61,215

Essex, VT $61,522

Essex Junction, VT $61,526

Fairfax, VT $61,443

Fairfield, VT $61,384

Ferrisburgh, VT $61,417

Franklin, VT $61,219

Grand Isle, VT $61,449

Highgate Center, VT $61,271

Highgate Springs, VT $61,302

Hinesburg, VT $61,484

Huntington, VT $61,438

Isle La Motte, VT $61,338

Jeffersonville, VT $61,397

Jericho, VT $61,471

Jonesville, VT $61,483

Milton, VT $61,500

Monkton, VT $61,435

Montgomery, VT $61,215

Montgomery Center, VT $61,141

New Haven, VT $61,358

North Ferrisburgh, VT $61,444

North Hero, VT $61,384

Richford, VT $61,205

Richmond, VT $61,477

Saint Albans, VT $61,411

Saint Albans Bay, VT $61,403

Shelburne, VT $61,541

Sheldon, VT $61,338

Sheldon Springs, VT $61,488

South Hero, VT $61,504

Starksboro, VT $61,401

Swanton, VT $61,327

Underhill, VT $61,457

Underhill Center, VT $61,459

Vergennes, VT $61,339

Waterville, VT $61,360

Westford, VT $61,487

Williston, VT $61,533

Montpelier, VT $61,319

Bennington, VT $61,638

Arlington, VT $61,421

Dorset, VT $61,182

East Arlington, VT $61,159

East Dorset, VT $61,183

Manchester, VT $61,348

Manchester Center, VT $61,308

Associate Broker/Underwriter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Broker/Underwriter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Healthcare sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Associate Broker/Underwriter positions in Insurance or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Broker/Underwriter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Associate Broker/Underwriter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$77,773	$37.0	30%
Healthcare	$71,791	$35.0	20%

Associate Broker/Underwriter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Broker/Underwriter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$53,526

Average $59,826/year

$66,504

$4,460

Average $4,985/month

$5,542

$1,029

Average $1,150/week

$1,279

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,504	$5,542	$1,279	$32
Average	$59,826	$4,985	$1,150	$29
25th Percentile	$53,526	$4,460	$1,029	$26

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