Insurance Sales Agents salary
The BLS estimates 479,100 Insurance Sales Agents jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $62,280 (May 2025, SOC 41-3021). Across 316 metros with published figures, medians range from $35,210 in El Paso, TX to $96,960 in Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE479,100 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall U.S. employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS
- Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$96,960 · 270 jobs
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$95,640 · 4,860 jobs
- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$89,990 · 250 jobs
- Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$89,800 · 270 jobs
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$84,670 · 6,750 jobs
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$83,990 · 350 jobs
- Bloomington, IL$82,040 · 780 jobs
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,540 · 8,480 jobs
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$81,080 · 2,250 jobs
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$80,940 · 2,780 jobs
LARGEST METROS
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$80,620 · 21,280 jobs
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$59,510 · 15,800 jobs
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$76,870 · 14,680 jobs
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$60,260 · 14,160 jobs
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$69,240 · 11,870 jobs
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,990 · 9,660 jobs
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,570 · 9,020 jobs
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$60,820 · 8,750 jobs
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$81,540 · 8,480 jobs
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,460 · 8,000 jobs
ALL METROS (A–Z)
Akron, OH · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Albuquerque, NM · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Baton Rouge, LA · Birmingham, AL · Boise City, ID · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Colorado Springs, CO · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · El Paso, TX · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Greensboro-High Point, NC · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Kansas nonmetropolitan area · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Madison, WI · Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · Oklahoma City, OK · Omaha, NE-IA · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-South Portland, ME · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · St. Louis, MO-IL · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Tucson, AZ · Tulsa, OK · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Wichita, KS
Questions
What is the median Insurance Sales Agents salary in the U.S.?
$62,280 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $46,870–$96,950.
Where do Insurance Sales Agents earn the most?
Highest metro medians: Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area ($96,960), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($95,640), West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($89,990). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.