Side-by-side distribution
Insurance Agent
$65,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 12.7%
- Live roles
- 244
Underwriter
$105,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.4%
- Live roles
- 108
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, Agent - Insurance
Licensed Life Insurance Sales Agent
Insurance Benefits Agent - Hillsborough County, FL
Insurance Benefits Agent - Hillsborough County, FL
Insurance Agent, Protect - West Coast Shift
Agent in Training - Farmers Insurance
Licensed Insurance Sales Agent
Agent Trainee - Farmers Insurance
Agent Apprentice - Farmers Insurance
Agent Apprentice - Farmers Insurance
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Credit Underwriter
Senior Commercial Underwriter, Underwriting Intelligence
Reinsurance and Portfolio Underwriter
Senior Fleet Underwriter
Assistant Vice President, Executive Underwriter - Programs (Property Expertise)
Senior Credit Underwriter (C&I)
Senior Underwriter OR AVP, Executive Underwriter
Senior Technical Underwriter
Mortgage Underwriter Team Lead
CRE Commercial Underwriter - To 165K - Chicago, IL - Job 3655B
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Farmers District 40
|
$65,000 | 18 |
Silvur
|
$62,400 | 2 |
Steadily
|
$60,000 | 2 |
|
Sierra
|
$285,000 | 1 |
|
Ethos Life
|
$135,000 | 1 |
|
Horace Mann - Agent Opportunities
|
$83,000 | 1 |
|
Worksite Field Sales
|
$83,000 | 1 |
|
SoFi
|
$70,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
The Symicor Group
|
$105,000 | 7 |
At-Bay
|
$102,500 | 4 |
|
Liberty Mutual Canada
|
$154,000 | 3 |
Northmarq
|
$93,000 | 3 |
Integrated Specialty Coverages, LLC
|
$114,000 | 2 |
Pie Insurance
|
$98,750 | 2 |
|
Moniepoint
|
$520,000 | 1 |
|
Hippo Insurance
|
$212,500 | 1 |
Insurance Agent vs Underwriter: which pays more?
The median for Insurance Agent is $65,000 per year (typically $60,000–$70,000), versus $105,000 for Underwriter ($84,100–$135,000). That puts Underwriter about 62% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Insurance Agent and Underwriter are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.