Insurance sales agent earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$116.00 per hour

$241,290 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$70.59 per hour

$146,819 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$40.64 per hour

$84,540 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$23.40 per hour

$48,679 per year

10th percentile

Starting level insurance sales agent earnings begin at:

$14.24 per hour

$29,620 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Insurance sales agent salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New York $84,540
Pennsylvania $80,970
Connecticut $70,858
Massachusetts $70,660
North Carolina $69,020
Hawaii $66,150
Wisconsin $63,590
Texas $62,400
Kansas $61,044
Rhode Island $60,290
Minnesota $59,980
New Jersey $58,530
Nebraska $58,240
New Hampshire $57,640
Tennessee $57,460
District of Columbia $55,710
California $55,440
Alabama $54,376
North Dakota $53,190
Indiana $52,803
Alaska $52,620
Kentucky $52,439
Iowa $52,377
Idaho $52,307
Delaware $51,770
Washington $51,740
Illinois $51,316
Colorado $51,080
Michigan $50,640
South Dakota $50,500
Louisiana $50,420
Florida $48,970
Vermont $48,640
Oregon $48,570
Maryland $48,220
Ohio $47,710
Wyoming $47,630
Mississippi $46,760
Arizona $46,355
Nevada $46,260
Virginia $46,010
Missouri $45,990
Oklahoma $45,930
Maine $45,910
Montana $43,850
South Carolina $42,950
Georgia $42,750
Virgin Islands, U.S. $42,070
West Virginia $38,320
Utah $37,970
New Mexico $35,960
Arkansas $35,535
Puerto Rico $30,930
Guam $26,580

How do insurance sales agent salaries compare to similar careers?

Insurance sales agents earn 13% less than similar careers in New York. On average, they make less than marketing managers but more than sales representatives.

Career Median Salary
Marketing manager salary $172K
Green product marketer salary $158K
Advertising manager salary $158K
Real estate agent salary $116K
Insurance sales agent salary $85K
Sales engineer salary $104K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $93K
Talent agent salary $78K
Sales representative salary $72K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)