BLS metro-level wage data places Insurance Sales Agents pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX at a median of $59,510 per year ($28.61/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $62,280, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington pays 4% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 15,800 insurance sales agentss are employed across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA in SOC 41-3021.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington pay distribution spans from $31,350 at the 10th percentile to $150,200 at the 90th — a 4.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $45,410 and the 75th at $99,000, so half of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington-based insurance sales agentss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.