What are the highest-paying positions in the insurance industry?

Within the insurance industry, underwriters earn the highest median wage among the major occupations, at $81,370, followed by first-line supervisors at $79,340 and claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators at $77,020, per Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 data. Insurance sales agents in the industry earn a median of $62,270. Across all industries, the top-paying employer for claims adjusters is the federal government at $93,660.