Underwriter Salary in Idaho

How much does an Underwriter make in Idaho?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Underwriter in Idaho is $87,692 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,254
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,056 to $93,744
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,105

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Underwriter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,744	$7,812	$1,803	$45
Average	$87,692	$7,308	$1,686	$42
25th Percentile	$80,056	$6,671	$1,540	$38

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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): $56,964
Early Career (1-2 years): $67,117
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,247
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $101,924
Expert (over 8 years): $125,601

Levels	Salary
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$56,964
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$67,117
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$87,247
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$101,924
Underwrit... Level Underwriter	$125,601

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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:

Pocatello: $81,126
Fort Hall: $81,421
Aberdeen: $82,799

Pocatello, ID $81,126 Fort Hall, ID $81,421 Aberdeen, ID $82,799 American Falls, ID $84,223 Arbon, ID $82,802 Arco, ID $85,033 Arimo, ID $82,606 Atomic City, ID $85,084

Bancroft, ID $83,106 Basalt, ID $84,922 Bern, ID $85,298 Blackfoot, ID $84,012 Bloomington, ID $85,491 Challis, ID $85,010 Clayton, ID $84,976 Clifton, ID $85,496

Cobalt, ID $84,849 Conda, ID $85,350 Dayton, ID $85,921 Dingle, ID $85,263 Downey, ID $84,696 Ellis, ID $85,071 Firth, ID $84,681 Franklin, ID $86,291

Geneva, ID $85,438 Georgetown, ID $85,476 Grace, ID $84,898 Holbrook, ID $85,127 Howe, ID $84,899 Inkom, ID $81,652 Lava Hot Springs, ID $82,878 Mccammon, ID $81,975

Mackay, ID $84,989 Malad City, ID $85,547 May, ID $85,005 Montpelier, ID $85,379 Moore, ID $85,105 Moreland, ID $83,414 Paris, ID $85,427 Pingree, ID $84,275

Preston, ID $85,531 Rockland, ID $84,516 Saint Charles, ID $85,360 Shelley, ID $85,104 Soda Springs, ID $85,592 Kamiah, ID $85,269 Garden City, ID $87,993 Athol, ID $89,636

Avery, ID $85,083 Bayview, ID $87,453 Blanchard, ID $91,730 Bonners Ferry, ID $85,462 Bovill, ID $85,210 Calder, ID $85,239 Careywood, ID $88,625 Cataldo, ID $88,760

Clark Fork, ID $85,738 Clarkia, ID $85,109 Cocolalla, ID $88,811 Coeur D Alene, ID $91,216 Coolin, ID $86,184 Oldtown, ID $90,130 Deary, ID $85,204 Desmet, ID $89,490

Dover, ID $87,703 Eastport, ID $85,368 Elk River, ID $85,249 Fernwood, ID $85,944 Genesee, ID $85,803 Harrison, ID $91,733 Harvard, ID $87,375 Hayden, ID $90,956

Hope, ID $85,271 Kellogg, ID $86,321 Kingston, ID $86,956 Kootenai, ID $86,800 Laclede, ID $88,699 Medimont, ID $89,167 Moscow, ID $86,292 Moyie Springs, ID $85,302

Mullan, ID $85,382 Naples, ID $85,256 Nordman, ID $85,715 Osburn, ID $85,741 Pinehurst, ID $86,879 Plummer, ID $91,606 Ponderay, ID $86,757 Porthill, ID $85,697

Post Falls, ID $93,905 Potlatch, ID $88,345 Priest River, ID $88,169 Princeton, ID $87,009 Rathdrum, ID $92,735 Sagle, ID $87,641 Saint Maries, ID $88,522 Sandpoint, ID $85,489

Colburn, ID $85,982 Santa, ID $86,816 Silverton, ID $85,495 Smelterville, ID $87,004 Spirit Lake, ID $91,774 Tensed, ID $89,335 Troy, ID $85,484 Viola, ID $87,398

Wallace, ID $85,297 Murray, ID $85,224 Worley, ID $93,098 Springfield, ID $82,295 Kendrick, ID $85,167 Kooskia, ID $85,429 Lapwai, ID $85,620 Lenore, ID $85,220

Lucile, ID $85,235 Nezperce, ID $85,167 Orofino, ID $85,281 Peck, ID $85,211 Pierce, ID $85,226 Pollock, ID $85,476 Reubens, ID $85,166 Riggins, ID $85,281

Stites, ID $85,223 Weippe, ID $85,213 White Bird, ID $85,184 Winchester, ID $85,239 Atlanta, ID $85,767 Banks, ID $86,780 Bruneau, ID $85,003 Caldwell, ID $87,251

Cambridge, ID $85,499 Cascade, ID $85,098 Council, ID $85,418 Donnelly, ID $85,337 Eagle, ID $87,665 Emmett, ID $87,076 Fruitland, ID $86,550 Garden Valley, ID $86,570

Glenns Ferry, ID $85,441 Grand View, ID $85,881 Greenleaf, ID $86,863 Hammett, ID $85,379 Homedale, ID $86,628 Horseshoe Bend, ID $87,369 Huston, ID $86,940 Idaho City, ID $86,988

Indian Valley, ID $85,315 King Hill, ID $85,123 Kuna, ID $87,661 Lake Fork, ID $85,341 Letha, ID $86,897 Lowman, ID $85,177 Mccall, ID $85,211 Marsing, ID $86,493

Melba, ID $86,937 Meridian, ID $87,832 Mesa, ID $85,416 Middleton, ID $87,340 Midvale, ID $85,714 Mountain Home, ID $86,446 Mountain Home A F B, ID $86,421 Murphy, ID $85,531

Nampa, ID $87,307 New Meadows, ID $85,360 New Plymouth, ID $86,601 Notus, ID $86,874 Ola, ID $86,068 Parma, ID $86,566 Payette, ID $86,404 Placerville, ID $87,086

Star, ID $87,581 Sweet, ID $87,004 Warren, ID $85,215 Weiser, ID $85,825 Wilder, ID $86,709 Yellow Pine, ID $84,865 Boise, ID $87,993 Stanley, ID $84,908

Swanlake, ID $85,255 Thatcher, ID $85,072 Wayan, ID $85,976 Weston, ID $86,060 Fish Haven, ID $85,838 Twin Falls, ID $83,718 Rogerson, ID $85,153 Albion, ID $85,126

Almo, ID $85,154 Bellevue, ID $85,189 Bliss, ID $85,142 Buhl, ID $85,453 Burley, ID $85,309 Carey, ID $85,055 Castleford, ID $85,520 Corral, ID $84,974

Declo, ID $85,159 Dietrich, ID $85,148 Eden, ID $84,920 Fairfield, ID $85,006 Filer, ID $83,814 Gooding, ID $85,276 Hagerman, ID $85,242 Hailey, ID $85,220

Hansen, ID $84,079 Hazelton, ID $85,201 Heyburn, ID $85,365 Hill City, ID $85,100 Jerome, ID $85,271 Ketchum, ID $85,168 Kimberly, ID $83,733 Malta, ID $85,102

Minidoka, ID $85,275 Murtaugh, ID $84,876 Oakley, ID $85,165 Paul, ID $85,188 Picabo, ID $85,081 Richfield, ID $85,166 Rupert, ID $85,276 Shoshone, ID $85,198

Sun Valley, ID $85,380 Wendell, ID $85,365 Idaho Falls, ID $85,203 Ashton, ID $85,335 Chester, ID $85,614 Driggs, ID $86,197 Dubois, ID $85,080 Felt, ID $85,996

Hamer, ID $85,258 Iona, ID $85,190 Irwin, ID $89,259 Island Park, ID $85,236 Lewisville, ID $85,185 Macks Inn, ID $85,571 Menan, ID $85,173 Monteview, ID $85,070

Newdale, ID $85,769 Parker, ID $85,860 Rexburg, ID $85,159 Rigby, ID $85,190 Ririe, ID $85,703 Roberts, ID $85,161 Saint Anthony, ID $85,517 Spencer, ID $85,088

Sugar City, ID $85,146 Swan Valley, ID $86,272 Terreton, ID $85,143 Teton, ID $85,793 Tetonia, ID $85,851 Ucon, ID $85,203 Victor, ID $88,829 Carmen, ID $85,337

Gibbonsville, ID $85,314 Leadore, ID $85,018 Lemhi, ID $85,096 North Fork, ID $85,245 Salmon, ID $85,298 Tendoy, ID $85,186 Shoup, ID $84,849 Lewiston, ID $85,996

Ahsahka, ID $85,246 Cottonwood, ID $85,234 Craigmont, ID $85,135 Culdesac, ID $85,316 Elk City, ID $85,020 Ferdinand, ID $85,185 Grangeville, ID $85,249 Fenn, ID $85,247

Greencreek, ID $85,182 Juliaetta, ID $85,385

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

$80,056

Average $87,692/year

$93,744

$6,671

Average $7,308/month

$7,812

$1,540

Average $1,686/week

$1,803

$38

Average $42/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,744	$7,812	$1,803	$45
Average	$87,692	$7,308	$1,686	$42
25th Percentile	$80,056	$6,671	$1,540	$38

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