Insurance sales agent earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$77.42 per hour

$161,030 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$50.08 per hour

$104,170 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$37.81 per hour

$78,640 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$28.82 per hour

$59,940 per year

10th percentile

Starting level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$23.73 per hour

$49,350 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Insurance sales agent salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $84,530
New Jersey $81,640
Rhode Island $79,930
Wisconsin $79,450
Massachusetts $79,300
Minnesota $78,640
New York $78,110
California $76,120
Connecticut $74,840
New Hampshire $74,370
Pennsylvania $73,370
South Dakota $71,990
Wyoming $71,830
North Dakota $71,220
Vermont $70,720
Colorado $68,730
Alabama $65,510
Illinois $64,280
Hawaii $64,170
Maine $62,920
Montana $62,040
Michigan $61,900
Georgia $61,850
Oregon $61,680
Nebraska $61,590
Arizona $61,560
Indiana $61,360
South Carolina $61,350
Ohio $61,260
Utah $61,230
Washington $61,040
Kentucky $60,880
Virginia $60,520
Kansas $60,370
Iowa $60,140
Florida $59,790
Missouri $58,990
North Carolina $58,710
Idaho $58,510
Maryland $58,300
Tennessee $57,120
Arkansas $56,720
Louisiana $55,440
Texas $51,180
Alaska $50,500
Nevada $49,100
Mississippi $47,930
Oklahoma $47,920
Delaware $46,710
West Virginia $45,480
New Mexico $45,180
Virgin Islands, U.S. $42,070
Puerto Rico $30,930
Guam $26,580

How do insurance sales agent salaries compare to similar careers?

Insurance sales agents earn 12% less than similar careers in Minnesota. On average, they make less than sales managers but more than mail superintendents.

Career Median Salary
Sales manager salary $152K
Advertising manager salary $127K
Green product marketer salary $127K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $103K
Sales engineer salary $101K
Insurance sales agent salary $79K
Underwriter salary $81K
Urban planner salary $97K
Market research analyst salary $88K
Mail superintendent salary $92K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)