Salary by Degree/Major Subject for Underwriter Jobs

Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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Degree/Major Subject	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Bachelor's Degree	$35,993 - $77,052
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Finance	$33,775 - $81,436
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$39,698 - $88,769
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance	$37,176 - $70,872
Associate's Degree	$30,263 - $67,032
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics	$36,927 - $67,743
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Management	$36,844 - $68,174
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Business Administration	$36,473 - $72,002
Bachelor of Finance (BFin)	$38,180 - $61,349
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Business Management	$30,000 - $75,500
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance	$36,000 - $90,000
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)	$25,826 - $68,975
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Risk Management & Insurance	$39,732 - $81,543
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English	$38,223 - $83,841
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Economics	$33,716 - $77,618
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Business & Marketing	$38,783 - $78,396
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	$44,031 - $96,000
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Risk Management & Insurance	$31,531 - $76,112
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History	$38,013 - $105,537
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mathematics	$37,615 - $62,567
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business & Marketing	$32,215 - $76,903
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration	$38,230 - $89,396
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Business	$36,241 - $79,463
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Sociology	$40,976 - $80,000
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Finance	$43,050 - $63,599
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Accounting	$43,750 - $115,000
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Criminal Justice	$41,000 - $59,621
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology	$39,740 - $60,173
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Marketing/Management	$40,014 - $94,000
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Management	$53,601 - $63,346
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 791

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Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	Sr. Underwriter DFW (Home Lending Retail) - Ft. Worth, TX	JPMorgan Chase	Fort Worth, Texas
	Sr. Underwriter DFW (Home Lending Retail) - Ft. Worth... As a Senior Underwriter in our (DFW) Dallas Fort-Worth Office, you are the highest-level underwriter... Indeed
Jan 16	Mortgage Underwriter - Ann Arbor, MI - November/December/January	Citi	Ann Arbor, Michigan
	needed. Sr. Credit Underwriters are expected to... as required. Sr. Underwriters may mentor other Underwriters... Government Underwriter Government... Indeed
Jan 23	Referral Underwriter - WC	Liberty Mutual Group	Boston, Massachusetts
	Interacts with field underwriters on all mandatory... offices and underwriters outside of required referral activities building underwriter confidence and... Indeed
Dec 08	Mortgage Loan Underwriters	Sente Mortgage	San Antonio, Texas
	Immediate opportunities for mortgage loan underwriters in San Antonio, TX. UNDERWRITERS - Underwrite conventional, FHA and VA loans according to approved... Indeed

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Underwriter Job Description

People with the job title Underwriter typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Credit Analysts

Analyze current credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. Prepare reports with this credit information for use in decision-making.

Insurance Underwriters

Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.