Underwriter Salary in Arkansas

How much does an Underwriter make in Arkansas?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Underwriter in Arkansas is $84,864 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,053
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,475 to $90,721
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,747

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Underwriter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,721	$7,560	$1,745	$44
Average	$84,864	$7,072	$1,632	$41
25th Percentile	$77,475	$6,456	$1,490	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Underwriter Salaries

An 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 Underwriter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an 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): $55,128
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,953
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,434
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $98,638
Expert (over 8 years): $121,551

Levels	Salary
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$55,128
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$64,953
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$84,434
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$98,638
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$121,551

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

District of Columbia: $104,009.
California: $103,615.
Massachusetts: $102,234.

District of Columbia $104,009 California $103,615 Massachusetts $102,234 Washington $101,858 New Jersey $101,820 Alaska $101,689 Connecticut $100,393 New York $99,867

Hawaii $98,185 Rhode Island $97,396 Maryland $96,861 Minnesota $96,128 Colorado $95,846 Illinois $95,752 Oregon $95,395 Delaware $95,132

New Hampshire $94,967 Virginia $94,597 Pennsylvania $93,516 Nevada $92,971 North Dakota $92,793 Michigan $92,511 Wisconsin $92,408 Vermont $92,201

Texas $91,628 Maine $91,591 Arizona $91,534 Ohio $91,468 Georgia $90,604 Indiana $90,172 Wyoming $90,088 Utah $89,956

Iowa $89,900 Kansas $89,449 Louisiana $89,317 North Carolina $89,270 Missouri $89,251 Florida $88,885 Montana $88,688 Nebraska $88,500

Kentucky $88,397 South Carolina $88,021 Tennessee $87,786 Idaho $87,692 New Mexico $87,006 Oklahoma $86,856 Alabama $86,302 South Dakota $85,372

Arkansas $84,864 West Virginia $84,592 Mississippi $83,775

Top Paying Cities for Underwriters

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:

Star City: $83,475
Wesley: $84,773
West Fork: $85,312

Star City, AR $83,475 Wesley, AR $84,773 West Fork, AR $85,312 Witter, AR $83,956 Russellville, AR $82,749 Alix, AR $82,572 Altus, AR $82,588 Atkins, AR $82,862

Belleville, AR $82,263 Blue Mountain, AR $82,676 Bluffton, AR $82,159 Briggsville, AR $82,173 Centerville, AR $82,662 Clarksville, AR $82,622 Coal Hill, AR $82,695 Danville, AR $82,275

Dardanelle, AR $82,463 Delaware, AR $82,213 Dover, AR $82,215 Gravelly, AR $82,218 Hagarville, AR $82,081 Hartman, AR $82,536 Harvey, AR $82,171 Havana, AR $82,331

Hector, AR $82,106 Knoxville, AR $82,376 Mc Dougal, AR $82,703 Manila, AR $84,030 Marmaduke, AR $82,400 Maynard, AR $82,382 Minturn, AR $82,374 Monette, AR $83,524

Tillar, AR $82,522 Warren, AR $82,645 Watson, AR $82,391 Wilmar, AR $82,448 Wilmot, AR $82,585 Winchester, AR $82,584 Yorktown, AR $83,661 Camden, AR $82,538

Bearden, AR $82,651 Beirne, AR $82,480 Bluff City, AR $82,164 Calion, AR $82,641 Carthage, AR $83,560 Chidester, AR $82,282 Curtis, AR $82,447 El Dorado, AR $82,586

Emerson, AR $82,927 Fordyce, AR $83,053 Gurdon, AR $82,341 Hampton, AR $82,390 Harrell, AR $82,615 Huttig, AR $82,634 Ivan, AR $83,438 Junction City, AR $82,462

Lawson, AR $82,719 Louann, AR $82,364 Mc Neil, AR $82,382 Magnolia, AR $82,733 Mount Holly, AR $82,282 Norphlet, AR $82,695 Smackover, AR $82,478 Sparkman, AR $82,489

Stephens, AR $82,320 Joiner, AR $86,568 Keiser, AR $85,440 La Grange, AR $83,894 Lambrook, AR $82,028 Lepanto, AR $85,354 Lexa, AR $82,540 Luxora, AR $84,205

Madison, AR $85,141 Marianna, AR $83,738 Marion, AR $87,899 Marked Tree, AR $85,504 Marvell, AR $82,434 Mellwood, AR $81,935 Moro, AR $82,789 Oneida, AR $82,682

Osceola, AR $85,487 Palestine, AR $83,413 Parkin, AR $85,719 Poplar Grove, AR $82,912 Proctor, AR $87,380 Rivervale, AR $85,097 Snow Lake, AR $81,888 Turner, AR $82,097

Turrell, AR $87,135 Tyronza, AR $86,187 Vanndale, AR $84,717 Wabash, AR $82,106 West Helena, AR $83,609 West Ridge, AR $85,234 Wheatley, AR $82,755 Widener, AR $85,766

Wilson, AR $86,047 Wynne, AR $84,211 Jonesboro, AR $83,626 Alicia, AR $82,045 Bay, AR $83,791 Beech Grove, AR $82,114 Biggers, AR $82,106 Black Oak, AR $83,756

Black Rock, AR $82,192 Bono, AR $82,385 Brookland, AR $83,262 Caraway, AR $84,246 Cash, AR $82,288 Corning, AR $82,478 Datto, AR $82,417 Delaplaine, AR $82,043

Dell, AR $84,224 Egypt, AR $82,469 Etowah, AR $84,317 Fisher, AR $83,175 Greenway, AR $82,570 Grubbs, AR $82,540 Harrisburg, AR $84,007 Hoxie, AR $82,255

Imboden, AR $82,160 Knobel, AR $82,058 Lafe, AR $82,270 Lake City, AR $83,634 Leachville, AR $83,554 Light, AR $82,115 Lynn, AR $82,214 London, AR $82,322

O Kean, AR $82,345 Paragould, AR $82,576 Peach Orchard, AR $82,043 Piggott, AR $82,682 Pocahontas, AR $82,289 Pollard, AR $82,405 Portia, AR $82,575 Powhatan, AR $82,178

Ravenden, AR $82,129 Ravenden Springs, AR $82,242 Rector, AR $82,467 Reyno, AR $82,410 Saint Francis, AR $83,021 Sedgwick, AR $82,289 Smithville, AR $82,088 State University, AR $83,480

Strawberry, AR $82,116 Success, AR $82,309 Swifton, AR $82,121 Trumann, AR $84,471 Tuckerman, AR $82,225 Walcott, AR $82,199 Waldenburg, AR $83,078 Walnut Ridge, AR $82,216

Warm Springs, AR $82,289 New Blaine, AR $82,258 Oark, AR $82,671 Ola, AR $82,467 Ozone, AR $82,578 Paris, AR $82,443 Pelsor, AR $81,958 Plainview, AR $82,254

Pottsville, AR $82,735 Rover, AR $82,213 Scranton, AR $82,429 Subiaco, AR $82,467 Fort Smith, AR $82,056 Alma, AR $82,198 Barling, AR $82,074 Boles, AR $82,139

Booneville, AR $82,283 Branch, AR $82,368 Cecil, AR $82,248 Cedarville, AR $82,384 Charleston, AR $82,307 Chester, AR $83,043 Dyer, AR $82,346 Greenwood, AR $82,144

Hackett, AR $82,084 Hartford, AR $82,112 Huntington, AR $82,090 Lavaca, AR $82,149 Magazine, AR $82,333 Mansfield, AR $82,109 Midland, AR $82,091 Mountainburg, AR $83,059

Mulberry, AR $82,706 Natural Dam, AR $82,952 Ozark, AR $82,699 Parks, AR $82,133 Ratcliff, AR $82,407 Rudy, AR $82,310 Uniontown, AR $82,388 Van Buren, AR $82,082

Waldron, AR $82,222 Winslow, AR $84,346 Quitman, AR $82,935 Redfield, AR $84,310 Reydell, AR $82,532 Roe, AR $82,715 Roland, AR $84,348 Romance, AR $83,324

Rose Bud, AR $83,061 Russell, AR $82,726 Saint Charles, AR $82,259 Scotland, AR $82,264 Scott, AR $84,699 Searcy, AR $83,112 Sheridan, AR $84,167 Sherrill, AR $84,138

Shirley, AR $82,120 Solgohachia, AR $82,996 Springfield, AR $83,178 Stuttgart, AR $83,016 Sweet Home, AR $84,933 Thida, AR $82,111 Tichnor, AR $82,060 Traskwood, AR $83,722

Tucker, AR $84,226 Tupelo, AR $82,253 Ulm, AR $82,947 Vilonia, AR $84,118 Wabbaseka, AR $83,838 Ward, AR $83,890 West Point, AR $83,104 Wilburn, AR $82,438

Woodson, AR $84,450 Wooster, AR $83,838 Wright, AR $84,233 Wrightsville, AR $84,763 Little Rock, AR $84,940 West Memphis, AR $87,899 Armorel, AR $83,742 Aubrey, AR $83,474

Barton, AR $83,160 Bassett, AR $86,361 Blytheville, AR $83,945 Gosnell, AR $83,666 Brickeys, AR $85,374 Burdette, AR $84,155 Caldwell, AR $84,495 Cherry Valley, AR $84,112

Clarkedale, AR $87,237 Colt, AR $83,769 Crawfordsville, AR $87,189 Tontitown, AR $85,267 Strong, AR $82,545 Thornton, AR $82,728 Waldo, AR $82,357 Whelen Springs, AR $82,524

Hope, AR $82,413 Alleene, AR $82,203 Ashdown, AR $82,431 Ben Lomond, AR $82,395 Blevins, AR $82,330 Bradley, AR $83,627 Buckner, AR $82,356 Cale, AR $82,278

Columbus, AR $82,223 De Queen, AR $82,377 Dierks, AR $82,247 Doddridge, AR $83,477 Emmet, AR $82,301 Foreman, AR $82,328 Fouke, AR $83,159 Fulton, AR $82,219

Garland City, AR $82,858 Genoa, AR $82,829 Gillham, AR $82,245 Horatio, AR $82,325 Laneburg, AR $82,312 Lewisville, AR $82,763 Lockesburg, AR $82,236 Mc Caskill, AR $82,252

Mineral Springs, AR $82,316 Nashville, AR $82,359 Ogden, AR $82,315 Texarkana, AR $82,584 Ozan, AR $82,249 Prescott, AR $82,345 Rosston, AR $82,276 Saratoga, AR $82,276

Stamps, AR $82,772 Taylor, AR $83,531 Washington, AR $82,245 Willisville, AR $82,444 Wilton, AR $82,573 Winthrop, AR $82,250 Hot Springs National Park, AR $83,343 Hot Springs Village, AR $83,369

Alpine, AR $82,289 Amity, AR $82,286 Antoine, AR $82,423 Arkadelphia, AR $82,447 Bauxite, AR $84,243 Crumrod, AR $81,860 Driver, AR $85,824 Dyess, AR $85,876

Earle, AR $86,436 Edmondson, AR $87,432 Elaine, AR $82,075 Forrest City, AR $84,542 Frenchmans Bayou, AR $86,984 Gilmore, AR $86,778 Goodwin, AR $82,988 Haynes, AR $84,045

Helena, AR $83,029 Heth, AR $86,454 Hickory Ridge, AR $83,159 Hughes, AR $86,423 Bismarck, AR $82,602 Board Camp, AR $82,271 Bonnerdale, AR $82,273 Caddo Gap, AR $82,170

Cove, AR $82,286 Delight, AR $82,284 Donaldson, AR $82,803 Friendship, AR $82,825 Glenwood, AR $82,342 Grannis, AR $82,261 Hatfield, AR $82,297 Jessieville, AR $82,563

Kirby, AR $82,333 Langley, AR $82,165 Mena, AR $82,256 Mountain Pine, AR $82,919 Mount Ida, AR $82,266 Murfreesboro, AR $82,281 Newhope, AR $82,221 Norman, AR $82,193

Oden, AR $82,207 Okolona, AR $82,174 Pearcy, AR $82,658 Pencil Bluff, AR $82,255 Royal, AR $82,526 Sims, AR $82,188 Story, AR $82,200 Umpire, AR $82,173

Vandervoort, AR $82,181 Wickes, AR $82,244 Adona, AR $83,150 Alexander, AR $84,539 Almyra, AR $82,626 Altheimer, AR $84,060 Amagon, AR $82,598 Augusta, AR $82,299

Austin, AR $84,146 Bald Knob, AR $82,569 Beebe, AR $83,792 Bee Branch, AR $82,736 Beedeville, AR $82,805 Benton, AR $84,010 Bigelow, AR $84,070 Biscoe, AR $82,883

Bradford, AR $82,176 Brinkley, AR $82,487 Bryant, AR $84,541 Cabot, AR $84,373 Carlisle, AR $83,782 Casa, AR $82,864 Casscoe, AR $82,588 Center Ridge, AR $82,873

Choctaw, AR $82,459 Clarendon, AR $82,677 Cleveland, AR $82,599 Clinton, AR $82,255 Conway, AR $84,228 Cotton Plant, AR $82,407 Coy, AR $83,909 Crocketts Bluff, AR $82,230

Damascus, AR $83,076 Des Arc, AR $83,087 De Valls Bluff, AR $83,031 De Witt, AR $82,520 Diaz, AR $82,489 Edgemont, AR $81,945 El Paso, AR $84,031 England, AR $84,059

Enola, AR $83,665 Ethel, AR $82,012 Fox, AR $81,917 Garner, AR $83,438 College Station, AR $84,939 Gillett, AR $82,377 Grapevine, AR $84,098 Greenbrier, AR $83,593

Gregory, AR $82,792 Griffithville, AR $82,971 Guy, AR $83,204 Hattieville, AR $82,804 Hazen, AR $83,251 Hensley, AR $84,522 Hickory Plains, AR $83,593 Higden, AR $82,478

Higginson, AR $83,253 Holly Grove, AR $82,099 Houston, AR $83,855 Humnoke, AR $83,703 Humphrey, AR $83,547 Hunter, AR $82,843 Jacksonport, AR $82,479 Jacksonville, AR $84,649

Jefferson, AR $84,153 Jerusalem, AR $82,391 Judsonia, AR $82,682 Kensett, AR $83,138 Keo, AR $84,362 Leola, AR $83,077 Letona, AR $82,866 Lonoke, AR $84,254

Lonsdale, AR $83,692 Weiner, AR $83,022 Williford, AR $82,118 Batesville, AR $82,219 Horseshoe Bend, AR $82,233 Ash Flat, AR $82,121 Bexar, AR $81,937 Brockwell, AR $82,010

Calico Rock, AR $82,001 Camp, AR $82,108 Cave City, AR $82,169 Charlotte, AR $82,187 Concord, AR $82,075 Cord, AR $82,046 Cherokee Village, AR $82,330 Cushman, AR $82,098

Desha, AR $82,259 Dolph, AR $81,996 Drasco, AR $82,134 Elizabeth, AR $82,075 Evening Shade, AR $82,068 Fifty Six, AR $81,845 Floral, AR $82,094 Franklin, AR $82,044

Gamaliel, AR $82,391 Gepp, AR $82,244 Glencoe, AR $82,088 Guion, AR $81,938 Hardy, AR $82,176 Heber Springs, AR $82,786 Henderson, AR $82,253 Ida, AR $82,309

Locust Grove, AR $82,058 Magness, AR $82,385 Mammoth Spring, AR $82,286 Marcella, AR $82,020 Melbourne, AR $82,002 Mountain View, AR $81,971 Mount Pleasant, AR $82,013 Newark, AR $82,174

Oil Trough, AR $82,124 Oxford, AR $82,073 Pineville, AR $81,992 Pleasant Grove, AR $82,011 Pleasant Plains, AR $82,172 Poughkeepsie, AR $82,069 Rosie, AR $82,132 Saffell, AR $82,115

Sage, AR $82,061 Salado, AR $82,119 Salem, AR $82,145 Sidney, AR $82,035 Sturkie, AR $82,311 Sulphur Rock, AR $82,170 Tumbling Shoals, AR $82,485 Viola, AR $82,237

Violet Hill, AR $82,024 Wideman, AR $81,959 Wiseman, AR $81,956 Harrison, AR $82,291 Alpena, AR $82,667 Beaver, AR $83,467 Bergman, AR $82,468 Berryville, AR $83,252

Big Flat, AR $81,861 Bull Shoals, AR $82,493 Clarkridge, AR $82,389 Compton, AR $82,832 Cotter, AR $82,329 Deer, AR $82,485 Dennard, AR $81,994 Diamond City, AR $82,976

Eureka Springs, AR $83,440 Everton, AR $82,094 Fairfield Bay, AR $82,460 Flippin, AR $82,137 Gassville, AR $82,271 Gilbert, AR $82,251 Green Forest, AR $82,927 Harriet, AR $81,927

Hasty, AR $82,152 Jasper, AR $82,528 Lakeview, AR $82,387 Lead Hill, AR $82,584 Leslie, AR $81,972 Marble Falls, AR $82,357 Marshall, AR $82,030 Midway, AR $82,401

Mountain Home, AR $82,230 Mount Judea, AR $81,975 Timbo, AR $81,927 Norfork, AR $82,005 Oak Grove, AR $82,923 Oakland, AR $82,239 Omaha, AR $82,669 Onia, AR $81,918

Parthenon, AR $82,683 Peel, AR $82,316 Pindall, AR $82,161 Ponca, AR $82,814 Pyatt, AR $82,102 Saint Joe, AR $81,996 Summit, AR $82,239 Tilly, AR $81,961

Valley Springs, AR $82,050 Vendor, AR $82,291 Western Grove, AR $82,125 Witts Springs, AR $81,973 Yellville, AR $82,082 Fayetteville, AR $85,334 Avoca, AR $84,439 Bentonville, AR $84,395

Bella Vista, AR $84,178 Canehill, AR $84,065 Cave Springs, AR $84,929 Centerton, AR $84,434 Combs, AR $83,858 Decatur, AR $84,220 Elkins, AR $84,891 Elm Springs, AR $85,180

Evansville, AR $83,426 Farmington, AR $85,322 Garfield, AR $84,097 Gateway, AR $83,883 Gentry, AR $84,461 Goshen, AR $85,325 Gravette, AR $84,074 Greenland, AR $85,332

Hindsville, AR $84,901 Hiwasse, AR $84,198 Huntsville, AR $84,208 Johnson, AR $85,331 Kingston, AR $83,723 Lincoln, AR $84,608 Lowell, AR $85,042 Maysville, AR $83,938

Morrow, AR $84,171 Pea Ridge, AR $84,192 Pettigrew, AR $83,029 Prairie Grove, AR $84,943 Rogers, AR $84,640 Saint Paul, AR $83,875 Siloam Springs, AR $84,588 Springdale, AR $85,233

Sulphur Springs, AR $83,611 Summers, AR $84,459 Rohwer, AR $82,498 Prim, AR $82,009 Little Rock Air Force Base, AR $84,709 Mc Crory, AR $82,659 Mc Rae, AR $83,348 Mabelvale, AR $84,710

Malvern, AR $83,252 Jones Mill, AR $83,376 Mayflower, AR $84,306 Menifee, AR $83,807 Monroe, AR $82,603 Morrilton, AR $83,320 Mount Vernon, AR $83,589 Newport, AR $82,230

Maumelle, AR $84,827 North Little Rock, AR $84,940 Sherwood, AR $84,799 Pangburn, AR $82,522 Paron, AR $83,957 Patterson, AR $82,630 Perry, AR $83,548 Perryville, AR $83,237

Plumerville, AR $83,613 Poyen, AR $83,605 Prattsville, AR $83,835 Lamar, AR $82,298 Pine Bluff, AR $84,012 White Hall, AR $84,076 Arkansas City, AR $83,008 Banks, AR $82,414

Crossett, AR $82,737 Dermott, AR $82,767 Dumas, AR $82,615 Eudora, AR $83,269 Fountain Hill, AR $82,298 Gould, AR $82,904 Grady, AR $83,563 Hamburg, AR $82,488

Hermitage, AR $82,313 Jersey, AR $82,206 Kingsland, AR $83,533 Lake Village, AR $83,294 Mc Gehee, AR $82,913 Monticello, AR $82,496 Montrose, AR $82,633 Moscow, AR $83,768

New Edinburg, AR $82,887 Parkdale, AR $82,603 Pickens, AR $82,306 Portland, AR $83,062 Rison, AR $83,720

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

Understanding how an 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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$77,475

Average $84,864/year

$90,721

$6,456

Average $7,072/month

$7,560

$1,490

Average $1,632/week

$1,745

$37

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,721	$7,560	$1,745	$44
Average	$84,864	$7,072	$1,632	$41
25th Percentile	$77,475	$6,456	$1,490	$37

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