SOC 13-2053 · Gainesville, FL metro

Insurance Underwriters Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for insurance underwriters in Gainesville, Florida is $78,830 a year ($37.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,270: half of the 90 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($95,210).

$78,830average per year

$37.90 / hourMedian $64,270Take-home ≈ $64,287

  • $46K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $117K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 12Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Underwriters pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $116,780 or more. The middle half of insurance underwriters in Gainesville earn between $60,480 and $93,120.

  • $46K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $117K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$78,830$6,569$37.90
Median$64,270$5,356$30.90
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,480$5,040$29.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,120$7,760$44.77

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Insurance Underwriters salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $78,830, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $64,287 a year, or $5,357 a month and $2,473 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Gainesville a good place for insurance underwriters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $78,830 buys what about $81,492 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Underwriters salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 11th of 12 Florida metro areas for this job; Ocala pays the most ($101,360).

All Insurance Underwriters salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for insurance underwriters

Bridgeport, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,970).

Insurance Underwriters salary by city

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Insurance Underwriters salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do insurance underwriters make an hour in Gainesville?

$37.90 an hour on average, and $30.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insurance underwriters salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insurance underwriters take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $64,287 a year ($5,357 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $78,830. Florida has no state income tax.

Do insurance underwriters earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($95,210).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2053; area Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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