41 Series · SOC 41-3021
Insurance Sales Agents Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $62,280
- Median / year
- $138,140
- Top 10% earn
- +3.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 479,100
- US workers
Insurance Sales Agents earn a median of $62,280 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $62,280, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,330 (10th percentile) to $138,140 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 479,100 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($84,530), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Insurance Sales Agents earn a median of $62,280, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 52% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #9 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.7% by 2033.
- $62,280
- Median annual wage
- Top 48%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #9 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 3.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $84,530. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Insurance Sales Agents (SOC 41-3021) pays a national median of $62,280 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $37,330 at the 10th percentile to $138,140 at the 90th, with a mean of $81,480 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 479,100 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 508 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 47,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.8 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $84,530, which is +36% above the national figure. The top metro is Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area at $96,960 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 479,100 jobs Median $62,280/yr
Median Salary
$62,280
per year
Median Hourly
$29.94/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$81,480
average
Employment
479,100
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Insurance Sales Agents pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$62,280 Top 48% higher than 52% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 41-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Insurance Sales Agents; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 21 41-series occupations with growth data, Insurance Sales Agents sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $62,280 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.7%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
47,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
1.8/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.9/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Insurance Sales Agents roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 3.9
Speaking 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.8
Writing 3.6
Persuasion 3.6
Time Management 3.5
Service Orientation 3.4
Negotiation 3.3
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.7
Sales and Marketing 4.6
English Language 4.1
Mathematics 3.6
Law and Government 3.5
Transportation 3.5
Administration and Management 3.4
Education and Training 3.1
Communications and Media 3.1
Computers and Electronics 2.9
Key Tasks
- ▸ Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks.
- ▸ Sell various types of insurance policies to businesses and individuals on behalf of insurance companies, including automobile, fire, life, property, medical and dental insurance, or specialized policies, such as marine, farm/crop, and medical malpractice.
- ▸ Explain features, advantages, and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.
- ▸ Perform administrative tasks, such as maintaining records and handling policy renewals.
- ▸ Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients.
- ▸ Call on policyholders to deliver and explain policy, to analyze insurance program and suggest additions or changes, or to change beneficiaries.
- ▸ Confer with clients to obtain and provide information when claims are made on a policy.
- ▸ Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs, the physical condition of the person or property to be insured, and to discuss any existing coverage.
- ▸ Contact underwriter and submit forms to obtain binder coverage.
- ▸ Select company that offers type of coverage requested by client to underwrite policy.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,330
25th Percentile
$46,870
Median
$62,280
75th Percentile
$96,950
90th Percentile
$138,140
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $84,530 | +36% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $81,640 | +31% above national |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $79,930 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $79,450 | +28% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $79,300 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $78,640 | +26% above national |
| 7 | New York | $78,110 | +25% above national |
| 8 | California | $76,120 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $74,840 | +20% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $74,370 | +19% above national |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $73,370 | +18% above national |
| 12 | South Dakota | $71,990 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Wyoming | $71,830 | +15% above national |
| 14 | North Dakota | $71,220 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Vermont | $70,720 | +14% above national |
| 16 | Colorado | $68,730 | +10% above national |
| 17 | Alabama | $65,510 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $64,280 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Hawaii | $64,170 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Maine | $62,920 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Virgin Islands | $62,550 | same as national |
| 22 | Montana | $62,040 | same as national |
| 23 | Michigan | $61,900 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Georgia | $61,850 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Oregon | $61,680 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Nebraska | $61,590 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Arizona | $61,560 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Indiana | $61,360 | 1% below national |
| 29 | South Carolina | $61,350 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Ohio | $61,260 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Utah | $61,230 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Washington | $61,040 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Kentucky | $60,880 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Virginia | $60,520 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $60,370 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Iowa | $60,140 | 3% below national |
| 37 | Florida | $59,790 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Missouri | $58,990 | 5% below national |
| 39 | North Carolina | $58,710 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Idaho | $58,510 | 6% below national |
| 41 | Maryland | $58,300 | 6% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $57,120 | 8% below national |
| 43 | Arkansas | $56,720 | 9% below national |
| 44 | Louisiana | $55,440 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Texas | $51,180 | 18% below national |
| 46 | Alaska | $50,500 | 19% below national |
| 47 | Nevada | $49,100 | 21% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $47,930 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $47,920 | 23% below national |
| 50 | Delaware | $46,710 | 25% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $45,480 | 27% below national |
| 52 | New Mexico | $45,180 | 27% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $37,010 | 41% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $36,250 | 42% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $96,960 | +56% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $95,640 | +54% above national |
| 3 | Fond du Lac, WI | $95,110 | +53% above national |
| 4 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $89,990 | +44% above national |
| 5 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $89,800 | +44% above national |
| 6 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $84,670 | +36% above national |
| 7 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $83,990 | +35% above national |
| 8 | Bloomington, IL | $82,040 | +32% above national |
| 9 | Sheboygan, WI | $81,550 | +31% above national |
| 10 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $81,540 | +31% above national |
| 11 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $81,080 | +30% above national |
| 12 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,940 | +30% above national |
| 13 | Madison, WI | $80,700 | +30% above national |
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $80,620 | +29% above national |
| 15 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $80,300 | +29% above national |
| 16 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $80,120 | +29% above national |
| 17 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $79,690 | +28% above national |
| 18 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $79,680 | +28% above national |
| 19 | Barnstable Town, MA | $79,520 | +28% above national |
| 20 | Rochester, NY | $79,150 | +27% above national |
| 21 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $78,890 | +27% above national |
| 22 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,610 | +26% above national |
| 23 | Green Bay, WI | $78,490 | +26% above national |
| 24 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $78,250 | +26% above national |
| 25 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $77,790 | +25% above national |
| 26 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $77,780 | +25% above national |
| 27 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $77,590 | +25% above national |
| 28 | Monroe, MI | $77,560 | +25% above national |
| 29 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $77,340 | +24% above national |
| 30 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $77,340 | +24% above national |
| 31 | Appleton, WI | $77,250 | +24% above national |
| 32 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $77,020 | +24% above national |
| 33 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $77,000 | +24% above national |
| 34 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $76,870 | +23% above national |
| 35 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $76,650 | +23% above national |
| 36 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $76,620 | +23% above national |
| 37 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $76,580 | +23% above national |
| 38 | Rapid City, SD | $76,500 | +23% above national |
| 39 | Vineland, NJ | $76,480 | +23% above national |
| 40 | Jackson, MS | $76,310 | +23% above national |
| 41 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $76,200 | +22% above national |
| 42 | Worcester, MA | $76,200 | +22% above national |
| 43 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $76,120 | +22% above national |
| 44 | New Haven, CT | $76,090 | +22% above national |
| 45 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $75,990 | +22% above national |
| 46 | Cheyenne, WY | $75,860 | +22% above national |
| 47 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $75,690 | +22% above national |
| 48 | Vallejo, CA | $75,580 | +21% above national |
| 49 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $75,480 | +21% above national |
| 50 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $75,080 | +21% above national |
| 51 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $75,050 | +21% above national |
| 52 | Greeley, CO | $74,990 | +20% above national |
| 53 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $74,810 | +20% above national |
| 54 | Grand Island, NE | $74,500 | +20% above national |
| 55 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $74,500 | +20% above national |
| 56 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $74,260 | +19% above national |
| 57 | Medford, OR | $74,190 | +19% above national |
| 58 | Columbia, SC | $74,100 | +19% above national |
| 59 | Springfield, MA | $74,100 | +19% above national |
| 60 | Pittsfield, MA | $73,420 | +18% above national |
| 61 | Kenosha, WI | $73,400 | +18% above national |
| 62 | Modesto, CA | $73,270 | +18% above national |
| 63 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $72,720 | +17% above national |
| 64 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $72,710 | +17% above national |
| 65 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $72,660 | +17% above national |
| 66 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $72,200 | +16% above national |
| 67 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $72,200 | +16% above national |
| 68 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $72,130 | +16% above national |
| 69 | Cleveland, OH | $72,020 | +16% above national |
| 70 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $71,990 | +16% above national |
| 71 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $71,960 | +16% above national |
| 72 | Dubuque, IA | $71,840 | +15% above national |
| 73 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $71,560 | +15% above national |
| 74 | Iowa City, IA | $71,440 | +15% above national |
| 75 | Fargo, ND-MN | $71,220 | +14% above national |
| 76 | Minot, ND | $71,040 | +14% above national |
| 77 | Rochester, MN | $70,340 | +13% above national |
| 78 | Merced, CA | $70,220 | +13% above national |
| 79 | Salinas, CA | $70,220 | +13% above national |
| 80 | Lancaster, PA | $69,500 | +12% above national |
| 81 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $69,240 | +11% above national |
| 82 | Kingston, NY | $67,730 | +9% above national |
| 83 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $67,110 | +8% above national |
| 84 | Birmingham, AL | $66,640 | +7% above national |
| 85 | Sumter, SC | $66,370 | +7% above national |
| 86 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $66,150 | +6% above national |
| 87 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $65,950 | +6% above national |
| 88 | Syracuse, NY | $65,910 | +6% above national |
| 89 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $65,820 | +6% above national |
| 90 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,710 | +6% above national |
| 91 | Columbus, GA-AL | $65,680 | +5% above national |
| 92 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $65,530 | +5% above national |
| 93 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $65,410 | +5% above national |
| 94 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $65,370 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $65,260 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Mankato, MN | $65,200 | +5% above national |
| 97 | Erie, PA | $65,160 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Knoxville, TN | $65,060 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Rome, GA | $65,030 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Eau Claire, WI | $65,020 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Mobile, AL | $64,910 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Flint, MI | $64,600 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Bismarck, ND | $64,590 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $64,490 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Jackson, TN | $64,310 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $64,200 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $64,170 | +3% above national |
| 108 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $64,010 | +3% above national |
| 109 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $63,950 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Huntsville, AL | $63,860 | +3% above national |
| 111 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $63,860 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Bellingham, WA | $63,760 | +2% above national |
| 113 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $63,740 | +2% above national |
| 114 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $63,650 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $63,580 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Omaha, NE-IA | $63,520 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $63,430 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Ames, IA | $63,400 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Johnson City, TN | $63,400 | +2% above national |
| 120 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $63,320 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $63,310 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $63,300 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Jefferson City, MO | $63,250 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Bozeman, MT | $63,240 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $63,200 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Traverse City, MI | $63,150 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $63,110 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $63,010 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $62,880 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Wausau, WI | $62,760 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $62,660 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $62,550 | same as national |
| 133 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $62,510 | same as national |
| 134 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $62,490 | same as national |
| 135 | Florence, SC | $62,440 | same as national |
| 136 | Boulder, CO | $62,410 | same as national |
| 137 | Utica-Rome, NY | $62,390 | same as national |
| 138 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $62,350 | same as national |
| 139 | Richmond, VA | $62,330 | same as national |
| 140 | Bend, OR | $62,240 | same as national |
| 141 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $62,230 | same as national |
| 142 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $62,220 | same as national |
| 143 | Tucson, AZ | $62,160 | same as national |
| 144 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $62,150 | same as national |
| 145 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,080 | same as national |
| 146 | York-Hanover, PA | $61,990 | same as national |
| 147 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $61,910 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $61,880 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $61,860 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Savannah, GA | $61,840 | 1% below national |
| 151 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $61,820 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Billings, MT | $61,810 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Springfield, OH | $61,780 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Topeka, KS | $61,760 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $61,720 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Fresno, CA | $61,710 | 1% below national |
| 157 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $61,640 | 1% below national |
| 158 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,630 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $61,630 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Reading, PA | $61,600 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $61,590 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,570 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Jacksonville, FL | $61,490 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $61,480 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Albany, OR | $61,450 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $61,360 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,260 | 2% below national |
| 168 | Missoula, MT | $61,200 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $61,140 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $61,130 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Bloomington, IN | $61,080 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Akron, OH | $61,070 | 2% below national |
| 173 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $61,070 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $61,050 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $60,980 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,970 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $60,950 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $60,950 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $60,890 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Columbia, MO | $60,890 | 2% below national |
| 181 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $60,860 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Bangor, ME | $60,850 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $60,840 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Springfield, IL | $60,840 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $60,820 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $60,800 | 2% below national |
| 187 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $60,780 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $60,770 | 2% below national |
| 189 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $60,750 | 2% below national |
| 190 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $60,680 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $60,620 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $60,620 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Niles, MI | $60,570 | 3% below national |
| 194 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $60,500 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $60,500 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $60,500 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Lafayette, LA | $60,490 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $60,480 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $60,480 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Bowling Green, KY | $60,400 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Toledo, OH | $60,390 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Great Falls, MT | $60,350 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $60,310 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Elmira, NY | $60,270 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $60,260 | 3% below national |
| 206 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $60,220 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Oklahoma City, OK | $60,170 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Visalia, CA | $60,150 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Salem, OR | $60,130 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Lawrence, KS | $60,120 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Baton Rouge, LA | $60,090 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $60,090 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Flagstaff, AZ | $60,020 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Twin Falls, ID | $60,000 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,990 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $59,990 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Dover, DE | $59,980 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $59,900 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Wilmington, NC | $59,880 | 4% below national |
| 220 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $59,870 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Ithaca, NY | $59,840 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $59,800 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $59,680 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Charlottesville, VA | $59,630 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Salisbury, MD | $59,620 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $59,540 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Decatur, IL | $59,530 | 4% below national |
| 228 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $59,510 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $59,510 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Kokomo, IN | $59,500 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Boise City, ID | $59,470 | 5% below national |
| 232 | Casper, WY | $59,460 | 5% below national |
| 233 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $59,420 | 5% below national |
| 234 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $59,420 | 5% below national |
| 235 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,330 | 5% below national |
| 236 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,300 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $59,130 | 5% below national |
| 238 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $59,120 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Gadsden, AL | $59,120 | 5% below national |
| 240 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,120 | 5% below national |
| 241 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $59,110 | 5% below national |
| 242 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $59,000 | 5% below national |
| 243 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $58,960 | 5% below national |
| 244 | Harrisonburg, VA | $58,950 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Owensboro, KY | $58,950 | 5% below national |
| 246 | Ann Arbor, MI | $58,930 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Duluth, MN-WI | $58,890 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Tulsa, OK | $58,830 | 6% below national |
| 249 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,830 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $58,780 | 6% below national |
| 251 | Manhattan, KS | $58,750 | 6% below national |
| 252 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $58,730 | 6% below national |
| 253 | State College, PA | $58,680 | 6% below national |
| 254 | Colorado Springs, CO | $58,640 | 6% below national |
| 255 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $58,640 | 6% below national |
| 256 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $58,610 | 6% below national |
| 257 | Muncie, IN | $58,520 | 6% below national |
| 258 | Terre Haute, IN | $58,520 | 6% below national |
| 259 | Idaho Falls, ID | $58,490 | 6% below national |
| 260 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $58,460 | 6% below national |
| 261 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $58,410 | 6% below national |
| 262 | Roanoke, VA | $58,410 | 6% below national |
| 263 | Napa, CA | $58,360 | 6% below national |
| 264 | Kankakee, IL | $58,340 | 6% below national |
| 265 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $58,300 | 6% below national |
| 266 | Pueblo, CO | $58,300 | 6% below national |
| 267 | Paducah, KY-IL | $58,270 | 6% below national |
| 268 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $58,250 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $58,210 | 7% below national |
| 270 | Columbus, IN | $58,180 | 7% below national |
| 271 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $58,130 | 7% below national |
| 272 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $58,110 | 7% below national |
| 273 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $58,040 | 7% below national |
| 274 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $58,000 | 7% below national |
| 275 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $57,890 | 7% below national |
| 276 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $57,790 | 7% below national |
| 277 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $57,740 | 7% below national |
| 278 | Charleston, WV | $57,710 | 7% below national |
| 279 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,700 | 7% below national |
| 280 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,550 | 8% below national |
| 281 | Battle Creek, MI | $57,510 | 8% below national |
| 282 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $57,440 | 8% below national |
| 283 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $57,270 | 8% below national |
| 284 | Walla Walla, WA | $57,250 | 8% below national |
| 285 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $57,240 | 8% below national |
| 286 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $57,140 | 8% below national |
| 287 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $57,110 | 8% below national |
| 288 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,080 | 8% below national |
| 289 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $57,020 | 8% below national |
| 290 | Lincoln, NE | $57,000 | 8% below national |
| 291 | Chambersburg, PA | $56,980 | 9% below national |
| 292 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $56,960 | 9% below national |
| 293 | Ocala, FL | $56,940 | 9% below national |
| 294 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $56,930 | 9% below national |
| 295 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $56,840 | 9% below national |
| 296 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $56,730 | 9% below national |
| 297 | Saginaw, MI | $56,630 | 9% below national |
| 298 | Lebanon, PA | $56,560 | 9% below national |
| 299 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $56,490 | 9% below national |
| 300 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $56,400 | 9% below national |
| 301 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $56,240 | 10% below national |
| 302 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $56,240 | 10% below national |
| 303 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $56,060 | 10% below national |
| 304 | Williamsport, PA | $56,030 | 10% below national |
| 305 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $56,020 | 10% below national |
| 306 | Hot Springs, AR | $56,000 | 10% below national |
| 307 | Mansfield, OH | $55,970 | 10% below national |
| 308 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $55,860 | 10% below national |
| 309 | Grants Pass, OR | $55,830 | 10% below national |
| 310 | St. Cloud, MN | $55,670 | 11% below national |
| 311 | Altoona, PA | $55,380 | 11% below national |
| 312 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $55,160 | 11% below national |
| 313 | Winchester, VA-WV | $55,090 | 12% below national |
| 314 | Fayetteville, NC | $55,060 | 12% below national |
| 315 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $54,960 | 12% below national |
| 316 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $54,940 | 12% below national |
| 317 | Punta Gorda, FL | $54,880 | 12% below national |
| 318 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $54,840 | 12% below national |
| 319 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $54,800 | 12% below national |
| 320 | Grand Junction, CO | $54,000 | 13% below national |
| 321 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $53,960 | 13% below national |
| 322 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $53,750 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $53,710 | 14% below national |
| 324 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $53,210 | 15% below national |
| 325 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $53,150 | 15% below national |
| 326 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $53,050 | 15% below national |
| 327 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $53,050 | 15% below national |
| 328 | Lima, OH | $52,990 | 15% below national |
| 329 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $52,950 | 15% below national |
| 330 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $52,650 | 15% below national |
| 331 | St. George, UT | $52,580 | 16% below national |
| 332 | Pocatello, ID | $52,410 | 16% below national |
| 333 | Gettysburg, PA | $52,400 | 16% below national |
| 334 | Yuma, AZ | $52,350 | 16% below national |
| 335 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $52,270 | 16% below national |
| 336 | Yakima, WA | $52,220 | 16% below national |
| 337 | Warner Robins, GA | $52,010 | 16% below national |
| 338 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $51,870 | 17% below national |
| 339 | Gainesville, GA | $51,820 | 17% below national |
| 340 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $51,570 | 17% below national |
| 341 | San Angelo, TX | $51,570 | 17% below national |
| 342 | Rockford, IL | $51,530 | 17% below national |
| 343 | Sandusky, OH | $51,530 | 17% below national |
| 344 | Valdosta, GA | $51,530 | 17% below national |
| 345 | Jonesboro, AR | $51,520 | 17% below national |
| 346 | Dalton, GA | $51,500 | 17% below national |
| 347 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $51,450 | 17% below national |
| 348 | Glens Falls, NY | $51,440 | 17% below national |
| 349 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $51,420 | 17% below national |
| 350 | Columbus, OH | $51,220 | 18% below national |
| 351 | Reno, NV | $51,130 | 18% below national |
| 352 | Cleveland, TN | $51,120 | 18% below national |
| 353 | Johnstown, PA | $51,000 | 18% below national |
| 354 | Carson City, NV | $50,910 | 18% below national |
| 355 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $50,890 | 18% below national |
| 356 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $50,850 | 18% below national |
| 357 | Corpus Christi, TX | $50,810 | 18% below national |
| 358 | Jacksonville, NC | $50,560 | 19% below national |
| 359 | Lexington Park, MD | $50,560 | 19% below national |
| 360 | Goldsboro, NC | $50,500 | 19% below national |
| 361 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $50,440 | 19% below national |
| 362 | Anchorage, AK | $50,430 | 19% below national |
| 363 | Joplin, MO-KS | $50,400 | 19% below national |
| 364 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $50,320 | 19% below national |
| 365 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $50,310 | 19% below national |
| 366 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $50,280 | 19% below national |
| 367 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,210 | 19% below national |
| 368 | Burlington, NC | $49,990 | 20% below national |
| 369 | Abilene, TX | $49,960 | 20% below national |
| 370 | Alexandria, LA | $49,940 | 20% below national |
| 371 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | 20% below national |
| 372 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,920 | 20% below national |
| 373 | Redding, CA | $49,890 | 20% below national |
| 374 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,880 | 20% below national |
| 375 | Asheville, NC | $49,810 | 20% below national |
| 376 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,660 | 20% below national |
| 377 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,630 | 20% below national |
| 378 | Greenville, NC | $49,570 | 20% below national |
| 379 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,550 | 20% below national |
| 380 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $49,520 | 20% below national |
| 381 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $49,500 | 21% below national |
| 382 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,460 | 21% below national |
| 383 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,280 | 21% below national |
| 384 | Yuba City, CA | $49,270 | 21% below national |
| 385 | Hammond, LA | $49,240 | 21% below national |
| 386 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,240 | 21% below national |
| 387 | Fort Wayne, IN | $49,210 | 21% below national |
| 388 | Corvallis, OR | $49,140 | 21% below national |
| 389 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $49,090 | 21% below national |
| 390 | Midland, MI | $49,030 | 21% below national |
| 391 | Rocky Mount, NC | $48,990 | 21% below national |
| 392 | Spartanburg, SC | $48,980 | 21% below national |
| 393 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $48,940 | 21% below national |
| 394 | Wichita, KS | $48,910 | 21% below national |
| 395 | Evansville, IN | $48,800 | 22% below national |
| 396 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,790 | 22% below national |
| 397 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,760 | 22% below national |
| 398 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,660 | 22% below national |
| 399 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,640 | 22% below national |
| 400 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $48,630 | 22% below national |
| 401 | Lubbock, TX | $48,580 | 22% below national |
| 402 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $48,560 | 22% below national |
| 403 | Wichita Falls, TX | $48,520 | 22% below national |
| 404 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,490 | 22% below national |
| 405 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,450 | 22% below national |
| 406 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,380 | 22% below national |
| 407 | Gainesville, FL | $48,340 | 22% below national |
| 408 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $48,340 | 22% below national |
| 409 | Elizabethtown, KY | $48,270 | 22% below national |
| 410 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,240 | 23% below national |
| 411 | Chico, CA | $48,170 | 23% below national |
| 412 | Midland, TX | $48,140 | 23% below national |
| 413 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $48,120 | 23% below national |
| 414 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $48,050 | 23% below national |
| 415 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,040 | 23% below national |
| 416 | Albany, GA | $48,020 | 23% below national |
| 417 | Lynchburg, VA | $47,990 | 23% below national |
| 418 | Monroe, LA | $47,980 | 23% below national |
| 419 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,900 | 23% below national |
| 420 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $47,750 | 23% below national |
| 421 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,670 | 23% below national |
| 422 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $47,630 | 24% below national |
| 423 | Sebring, FL | $47,630 | 24% below national |
| 424 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $47,530 | 24% below national |
| 425 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,470 | 24% below national |
| 426 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,470 | 24% below national |
| 427 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $47,400 | 24% below national |
| 428 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $47,370 | 24% below national |
| 429 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,230 | 24% below national |
| 430 | Peoria, IL | $47,180 | 24% below national |
| 431 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $47,040 | 24% below national |
| 432 | Enid, OK | $46,990 | 25% below national |
| 433 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,990 | 25% below national |
| 434 | Victoria, TX | $46,960 | 25% below national |
| 435 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $46,950 | 25% below national |
| 436 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $46,950 | 25% below national |
| 437 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $46,920 | 25% below national |
| 438 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,910 | 25% below national |
| 439 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $46,880 | 25% below national |
| 440 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $46,830 | 25% below national |
| 441 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $46,690 | 25% below national |
| 442 | Santa Fe, NM | $46,580 | 25% below national |
| 443 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $46,460 | 25% below national |
| 444 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $46,420 | 25% below national |
| 445 | Montgomery, AL | $46,410 | 25% below national |
| 446 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $46,410 | 25% below national |
| 447 | Odessa, TX | $46,250 | 26% below national |
| 448 | Ogden, UT | $46,240 | 26% below national |
| 449 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,240 | 26% below national |
| 450 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $46,220 | 26% below national |
| 451 | Eagle Pass, TX | $46,220 | 26% below national |
| 452 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $46,180 | 26% below national |
| 453 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,140 | 26% below national |
| 454 | Morgantown, WV | $46,080 | 26% below national |
| 455 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $46,010 | 26% below national |
| 456 | Albuquerque, NM | $45,760 | 27% below national |
| 457 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $45,750 | 27% below national |
| 458 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $45,720 | 27% below national |
| 459 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $45,710 | 27% below national |
| 460 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $45,690 | 27% below national |
| 461 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $45,630 | 27% below national |
| 462 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,590 | 27% below national |
| 463 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,540 | 27% below national |
| 464 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,530 | 27% below national |
| 465 | Bay City, MI | $45,370 | 27% below national |
| 466 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,320 | 27% below national |
| 467 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,300 | 27% below national |
| 468 | Beckley, WV | $45,270 | 27% below national |
| 469 | Springfield, MO | $45,160 | 27% below national |
| 470 | Jackson, MI | $45,080 | 28% below national |
| 471 | Tyler, TX | $45,060 | 28% below national |
| 472 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $44,910 | 28% below national |
| 473 | Waco, TX | $44,820 | 28% below national |
| 474 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $44,780 | 28% below national |
| 475 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $44,730 | 28% below national |
| 476 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $44,560 | 28% below national |
| 477 | Tallahassee, FL | $44,550 | 28% below national |
| 478 | Longview, TX | $44,490 | 29% below national |
| 479 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $43,880 | 30% below national |
| 480 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,790 | 30% below national |
| 481 | Farmington, NM | $43,780 | 30% below national |
| 482 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $43,280 | 31% below national |
| 483 | Laredo, TX | $43,260 | 31% below national |
| 484 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $40,830 | 34% below national |
| 485 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $39,540 | 37% below national |
| 486 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39,460 | 37% below national |
| 487 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,820 | 38% below national |
| 488 | Amarillo, TX | $38,580 | 38% below national |
| 489 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,430 | 38% below national |
| 490 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $38,390 | 38% below national |
| 491 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 39% below national |
| 492 | Lake Charles, LA | $37,650 | 40% below national |
| 493 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,600 | 40% below national |
| 494 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,560 | 40% below national |
| 495 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,530 | 40% below national |
| 496 | Guayama, PR | $37,370 | 40% below national |
| 497 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $37,180 | 40% below national |
| 498 | Ponce, PR | $36,920 | 41% below national |
| 499 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,890 | 41% below national |
| 500 | Las Cruces, NM | $36,760 | 41% below national |
| 501 | Logan, UT-ID | $36,760 | 41% below national |
| 502 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,710 | 41% below national |
| 503 | Lawton, OK | $36,280 | 42% below national |
| 504 | El Paso, TX | $35,210 | 43% below national |
| 505 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,170 | 44% below national |
| 506 | Aguadilla, PR | $34,800 | 44% below national |
| 507 | Mayaguez, PR | $34,600 | 44% below national |
| 508 | Arecibo, PR | $29,990 | 52% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Insurance Sales Agents make? ▼
The median annual salary for Insurance Sales Agents is $62,280 ($29.94/hour). The salary range spans from $37,330 at the 10th percentile to $138,140 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Insurance Sales Agents the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Insurance Sales Agents at $84,530/year, which is +36% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Insurance Sales Agents? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Insurance Sales Agents is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Insurance Sales Agents? ▼
Insurance Sales Agents has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 1.8 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Insurance Sales Agents a good career? ▼
Employment for Insurance Sales Agents is projected to grow 3.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 47,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Insurance Sales Agents pay vary by state? ▼
Insurance Sales Agents salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $84,530/year, while Delaware pays the least at $46,710/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Insurance Sales Agents? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Insurance Sales Agents is Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area at $96,960/year. BLS reports wage data for 508 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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