Head of Underwriting Salary in Mesa, Arizona

How much does a Head of Underwriting make in Mesa, AZ?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head of Underwriting in Mesa, AZ is $264,255. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $227,945 to $309,156, with most professionals earning between $194,886 and $350,036.

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Creates appropriate organizational structure to align the design, administration and delivery of learning solutions.

December 16, 2022

Resolve the most complex problems and questions by developing innovative solutions to meet client and organizational needs.

January 11, 2023

Track record of solving high stakes credit risk, loan-level pricing and consumer credit underwriting problems.

January 22, 2023

Drive step-change improvements in credit performance by connecting drivers of future consumer credit trends to historical behavior, creating risk models and testing hypotheses using rigorous monitoring and analysis.

February 01, 2023

Development of credit policy and improvement of underwriting processes by identifying step-change opportunities by studying historical account performance, testing hypothesis and generating rigorous analysis to support policy recommendations.

February 26, 2023

Sets and implements relative metrics to measure effectiveness of learning and on the job implementation of learnings.

March 02, 2023

Manages the identification of skill gaps within in the organization and actively recommendations solutions and initiatives to address.

April 03, 2023

Designs, develops, facilitates and implements specific learning and development activities that aid in the development of underwriting leadership/management.

April 19, 2023

Meets with Business leaders to confirm courses/curriculum needed and if delivery has met/is meeting expectations for development of underwriters/underwriting managers.

May 04, 2023

Actively engages with Heads of Technical Underwriting business units as well as Head of Portfolio Management for the enterprise to identify and address underwriting needs and skill gaps.

May 11, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head of Underwriting in Mesa, AZ

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

227945

309156

264255

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

280657

452352

354582

What is the average salary for Head of Underwriting in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head of Underwriting in Mesa, AZ. The base salary for Head of Underwriting ranges from $227,945 to $309,156 with the average base salary of $264,255. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $280,657 to $452,352 with the average total cash compensation of $354,582.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$264,255	$227,945 - $309,156
Bonus	$90,327	$52,712 - $143,196
Total Pay	$354,582	$280,657 - $452,352

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Head of Underwriting Salary Near Mesa, AZ

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ
CITY, STATE Chandler, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,945 - $309,156	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Gilbert, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,945 - $309,156	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Tempe, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,945 - $309,156	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Scottsdale, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,945 - $309,156	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ 0%
CITY, STATE Phoenix, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,899 - $309,094	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ
CITY, STATE Glendale, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $227,899 - $309,094	COMPARE TO Mesa, AZ

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About Mesa, Arizona

Mesa (/ˈmeɪsə/ MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a suburb located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Phoenix in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east. Mesa is the largest suburban city by population in the United States, the third-largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson, and the 36th-largest city overall in the US. The city is home to 496,401 pe...

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