What are the main factors that influence a Claims 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 Claims Underwriter?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Claims Underwriter roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Claims Underwriter's salary?

A Claims Underwriter's salary grows with experience: starting around $69,389 for beginners, reaching about $71,640 at mid-level, and approach $73,951 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Claims Underwriter?

Claims Underwriter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Claims Underwriter roles are District of Columbia $81,683, California $81,374, Massachusetts $80,289. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Claims Underwriter roles make?

Salaries for Claims Underwriter level roles vary by specialization: Underwriter V: $133,425; Underwriter IV: $108,278; Underwriter: $93,940; Underwriter III: $92,694; Associate Underwriter: $89,683.

Claims Underwriter Salary in Vermont

How much does a Claims Underwriter make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Claims Underwriter in Vermont is $72,410 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Claims Underwriter's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,005
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,099 to $77,956
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,265

10% $62,265

50% (Median) $72,410

90% $83,005

Claims Underwriter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,956	$6,496	$1,499	$37
Average	$72,410	$6,034	$1,392	$35
25th Percentile	$67,099	$5,592	$1,290	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Claims Underwriter Salaries

A Claims 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 Claims Underwriter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Claims 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): $69,389
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,559
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,640
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,796
Expert (over 8 years): $73,951

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Claims Underwriter	less than 1 year	$69,389
Early Career Level Claims Underwriter	1-2 years	$69,559
Mid-Level Level Claims Underwriter	2-4 years	$71,640
Senior-Level Level Claims Underwriter	5-8 years	$73,796
Expert Level Claims Underwriter	over 8 years	$73,951

How Do Claims 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 Claims Underwriters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,683.
California: $81,374.
Massachusetts: $80,289.

District of Columbia $81,683 California $81,374 Massachusetts $80,289 Washington $79,994 New Jersey $79,965 Alaska $79,861 Connecticut $78,843 New York $78,430

Hawaii $77,109 Rhode Island $76,490 Maryland $76,069 Minnesota $75,494 Colorado $75,272 Illinois $75,199 Oregon $74,918 Delaware $74,712

New Hampshire $74,582 Virginia $74,291 Pennsylvania $73,443 Nevada $73,015 North Dakota $72,875 Michigan $72,653 Wisconsin $72,572 Vermont $72,410

Texas $71,960 Maine $71,930 Arizona $71,886 Ohio $71,835 Georgia $71,156 Indiana $70,816 Wyoming $70,750 Utah $70,647

Iowa $70,602 Kansas $70,248 Louisiana $70,145 North Carolina $70,108 Missouri $70,093 Florida $69,806 Montana $69,651 Nebraska $69,503

Kentucky $69,422 South Carolina $69,127 Tennessee $68,943 Idaho $68,869 New Mexico $68,330 Oklahoma $68,212 Alabama $67,777 South Dakota $67,047

Arkansas $66,648 West Virginia $66,434 Mississippi $65,792

Top Paying Cities for Claims 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: $74,118
Barre: $74,229
Cabot: $74,066

Adamant, VT $74,118

Barre, VT $74,229

Cabot, VT $74,066

Calais, VT $74,131

East Barre, VT $74,116

East Calais, VT $74,118

East Montpelier, VT $74,167

Eden, VT $74,069

Eden Mills, VT $74,002

Graniteville, VT $74,225

Hyde Park, VT $74,178

Johnson, VT $74,272

Lake Elmore, VT $74,096

Marshfield, VT $74,079

Moretown, VT $74,277

Morrisville, VT $74,268

Moscow, VT $74,306

Northfield, VT $74,186

Northfield Falls, VT $74,533

North Hyde Park, VT $74,173

North Montpelier, VT $74,099

Plainfield, VT $74,088

Roxbury, VT $73,963

South Barre, VT $74,316

Waterbury, VT $74,299

Stowe, VT $74,309

Waitsfield, VT $74,268

Warren, VT $74,129

Washington, VT $73,984

Waterbury Center, VT $74,296

Websterville, VT $74,213

Williamstown, VT $74,127

Wolcott, VT $74,086

Woodbury, VT $74,013

Worcester, VT $74,087

Rutland, VT $74,085

Belmont, VT $73,856

Benson, VT $73,855

Bomoseen, VT $73,972

Brandon, VT $74,026

Bridport, VT $74,034

Castleton, VT $73,986

Center Rutland, VT $74,037

Chittenden, VT $73,866

Cuttingsville, VT $73,840

Danby, VT $73,967

East Middlebury, VT $74,075

East Poultney, VT $73,975

East Wallingford, VT $73,894

Fair Haven, VT $73,921

Florence, VT $73,895

Forest Dale, VT $74,029

Gaysville, VT $73,559

Granville, VT $73,907

Hancock, VT $73,895

Hydeville, VT $73,981

Killington, VT $73,887

Middlebury, VT $74,189

Middletown Springs, VT $73,935

Mount Holly, VT $73,866

North Clarendon, VT $73,975

Orwell, VT $73,967

Pawlet, VT $73,993

Pittsfield, VT $73,930

Pittsford, VT $74,001

Poultney, VT $73,987

Proctor, VT $74,068

Ripton, VT $73,983

Rochester, VT $73,944

Rupert, VT $73,937

Salisbury, VT $74,055

Shoreham, VT $73,992

Stockbridge, VT $73,861

Wallingford, VT $73,901

Wells, VT $73,996

West Pawlet, VT $74,021

West Rupert, VT $74,004

West Rutland, VT $73,958

Whiting, VT $73,995

Saint Johnsbury, VT $74,075

Albany, VT $74,032

Barnet, VT $73,996

Barton, VT $74,024

Beebe Plain, VT $74,046

Concord, VT $73,926

Coventry, VT $74,133

Craftsbury, VT $74,054

Craftsbury Common, VT $74,057

Danville, VT $74,012

Derby, VT $74,046

Derby Line, VT $73,991

East Burke, VT $73,989

East Charleston, VT $73,996

East Hardwick, VT $74,036

East Haven, VT $73,827

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $74,074

Glover, VT $74,002

Granby, VT $73,736

Greensboro, VT $73,977

Greensboro Bend, VT $74,024

Hardwick, VT $74,106

Irasburg, VT $74,006

Island Pond, VT $73,885

Lowell, VT $73,981

Lower Waterford, VT $74,065

Lyndon, VT $74,052

Lyndon Center, VT $74,136

Lyndonville, VT $74,055

Morgan, VT $73,922

Newport, VT $74,091

Newport Center, VT $73,996

North Concord, VT $73,803

North Troy, VT $74,006

Orleans, VT $73,978

Passumpsic, VT $74,079

Peacham, VT $73,930

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $74,082

Sheffield, VT $73,950

Sutton, VT $73,944

Troy, VT $74,014

West Burke, VT $73,994

West Charleston, VT $73,959

West Danville, VT $74,017

Westfield, VT $73,958

West Glover, VT $74,009

Averill, VT $73,578

Beecher Falls, VT $74,055

Canaan, VT $73,871

Gilman, VT $74,196

Guildhall, VT $73,773

Lunenburg, VT $73,934

Norton, VT $73,725

North Bennington, VT $74,549

North Pownal, VT $74,699

Pownal, VT $74,741

White River Junction, VT $74,065

Ascutney, VT $74,100

Barnard, VT $73,897

Bethel, VT $73,943

Bradford, VT $74,020

Bridgewater, VT $73,973

Bridgewater Corners, VT $73,826

Brookfield, VT $74,015

Brownsville, VT $73,975

Chelsea, VT $73,973

Corinth, VT $73,953

East Corinth, VT $73,984

East Randolph, VT $73,998

East Ryegate, VT $73,933

East Thetford, VT $74,025

Fairlee, VT $73,945

Groton, VT $73,965

Hartford, VT $74,258

Hartland, VT $73,998

Hartland Four Corners, VT $73,995

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $74,186

Newbury, VT $73,956

North Hartland, VT $74,051

North Pomfret, VT $73,924

North Thetford, VT $74,023

Norwich, VT $74,009

Plymouth, VT $73,773

Post Mills, VT $74,007

Quechee, VT $74,084

Randolph, VT $74,071

Randolph Center, VT $74,033

Reading, VT $73,835

Sharon, VT $73,942

South Pomfret, VT $73,871

South Royalton, VT $73,963

South Ryegate, VT $73,978

South Strafford, VT $73,959

South Woodstock, VT $73,853

Strafford, VT $73,895

Taftsville, VT $74,090

Thetford, VT $74,025

Thetford Center, VT $73,947

Topsham, VT $73,925

Tunbridge, VT $73,939

Vershire, VT $73,905

Wells River, VT $73,983

West Fairlee, VT $74,119

West Hartford, VT $73,925

West Newbury, VT $73,954

West Topsham, VT $73,984

Wilder, VT $74,262

Windsor, VT $74,029

Woodstock, VT $73,938

Bellows Falls, VT $74,208

Cambridgeport, VT $74,123

Cavendish, VT $73,877

Chester, VT $73,950

Chester Depot, VT $73,924

Grafton, VT $73,894

Londonderry, VT $74,027

Ludlow, VT $73,915

North Springfield, VT $74,173

Perkinsville, VT $73,972

Peru, VT $73,950

Proctorsville, VT $73,889

Saxtons River, VT $74,192

South Londonderry, VT $74,073

Springfield, VT $74,137

Westminster, VT $74,207

Westminster Station, VT $74,212

Weston, VT $73,874

Shaftsbury, VT $74,460

Brattleboro, VT $74,359

Bondville, VT $74,051

East Dover, VT $74,202

Jacksonville, VT $74,389

Jamaica, VT $74,053

Marlboro, VT $74,727

Newfane, VT $74,153

Putney, VT $74,138

Readsboro, VT $74,736

South Newfane, VT $74,179

Stamford, VT $74,682

Townshend, VT $74,086

Vernon, VT $74,586

Wardsboro, VT $74,140

West Dover, VT $74,262

West Dummerston, VT $74,172

West Halifax, VT $74,286

West Townshend, VT $73,987

West Wardsboro, VT $73,988

Whitingham, VT $74,362

Williamsville, VT $74,172

Wilmington, VT $74,317

Burlington, VT $74,520

South Burlington, VT $74,515

Winooski, VT $74,520

Colchester, VT $74,520

Alburgh, VT $74,148

Bakersfield, VT $74,258

Belvidere Center, VT $73,989

Bristol, VT $74,274

Cambridge, VT $74,362

Charlotte, VT $74,419

East Berkshire, VT $74,186

East Fairfield, VT $74,297

Enosburg Falls, VT $74,092

Essex, VT $74,463

Essex Junction, VT $74,468

Fairfax, VT $74,367

Fairfield, VT $74,296

Ferrisburgh, VT $74,336

Franklin, VT $74,096

Grand Isle, VT $74,375

Highgate Center, VT $74,159

Highgate Springs, VT $74,197

Hinesburg, VT $74,417

Huntington, VT $74,361

Isle La Motte, VT $74,240

Jeffersonville, VT $74,312

Jericho, VT $74,401

Jonesville, VT $74,417

Milton, VT $74,437

Monkton, VT $74,358

Montgomery, VT $74,092

Montgomery Center, VT $74,002

New Haven, VT $74,265

North Ferrisburgh, VT $74,369

North Hero, VT $74,296

Richford, VT $74,079

Richmond, VT $74,409

Saint Albans, VT $74,329

Saint Albans Bay, VT $74,319

Shelburne, VT $74,487

Sheldon, VT $74,240

Sheldon Springs, VT $74,423

South Hero, VT $74,442

Starksboro, VT $74,317

Swanton, VT $74,227

Underhill, VT $74,384

Underhill Center, VT $74,386

Vergennes, VT $74,242

Waterville, VT $74,267

Westford, VT $74,421

Williston, VT $74,477

Montpelier, VT $74,217

Bennington, VT $74,603

Arlington, VT $74,341

Dorset, VT $74,051

East Arlington, VT $74,023

East Dorset, VT $74,053

Manchester, VT $74,253

Manchester Center, VT $74,204

Claims Underwriter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Claims Underwriter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Claims Underwriter positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Claims Underwriter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Claims Underwriter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$94,133	$45.0	30%
Insurance	$90,512	$44.0	25%
Financial Services	$86,892	$42.0	20%
Healthcare	$79,651	$38.0	10%

Claims Underwriter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Claims 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.

$67,099

Average $72,410/year

$77,956

$5,592

Average $6,034/month

$6,496

$1,290

Average $1,392/week

$1,499

$32

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,956	$6,496	$1,499	$37
Average	$72,410	$6,034	$1,392	$35
25th Percentile	$67,099	$5,592	$1,290	$32

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