Head of Underwriting Salary in San Francisco, CA

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How much does a Head of Underwriting make in San Francisco, CA? The average Head of Underwriting salary in San Francisco, CA is $324,769 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $280,143 and $379,969. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Head of Product, Moving Group

Porch - Seattle , WA

... advantaged underwriting in insurance, 3) to protect the whole home. As a leader in the home ... Head of Product & UX Location: United States Workplace Type: Remote Job Summary The future is ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 44 days ago

Assistant Underwriter, Renewable Energy

kWh Analytics - San Francisco , CA

Underwriting experience: You are familiar with the ins and outs of P&C insurance, having worked in ... You can hold multiple stakeholders perspectives in your head, devise a solution, and then rapidly ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 21 days ago

Underwriter / Sr. Underwriter, Renewable Energy

kWh Analytics - San Francisco , CA

Underwriting experience: You are familiar with the ins and outs of insurance, having worked as an ... You can hold multiple stakeholders perspectives in your head, devise a solution, and then rapidly ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 21 days ago

Associate of Asset Based Lending (Litigation Finance)

Prove Partners - Las Vegas , NV

This key position reports to the Head of Asset Based Lending. * This is a remote role. Job Duties ... Deal Execution & Underwriting * Evaluate and manage a pipeline of new credit opportunities

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 39 days ago

Experienced Risk Control Engineer

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance - Seattle , WA

The position reports directly into the Head of Casualty Risk Control, however all Risk Engineers at BHSI are fully integrated with the Underwriting Team(s). The preferred office locations for this ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 34 days ago

What does a Head of Underwriting do?

Common responsibilities of a Head of Underwriting

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 San Francisco, CA

Average Base Salary

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280143

379969

324769

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

344947

556023

435857

What is the average salary for Head of Underwriting in 2024?

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 San Francisco, CA. The base salary for Head of Underwriting ranges from $280,143 to $379,969 with the average base salary of $324,769. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $344,947 to $556,023 with the average total cash compensation of $435,857.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$324,769	$280,143 - $379,969
Bonus	$111,088	$64,804 - $176,054
Total Pay	$435,857	$344,947 - $556,023

* 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 San Francisco, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $280,143 - $379,969	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Berkeley, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $273,419 - $370,849	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $273,419 - $370,849	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Vallejo, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $252,128 - $341,972	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $272,971 - $370,242	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $254,340 - $344,972	COMPARE TO San Francisco, CA

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About San Francisco, California

San Francisco is located on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula and includes significant stretches of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay within its boundaries. Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island and the adjacent Yerba Buena Island, and small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are part of the city. Also included are the uninhabited Farallon Islands, 27 miles (43 km) offshore in the Pacific Ocean. The mainland within the city limits roughly forms a "seven-by-seven-mile square", a common local collo...

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