• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

41-3021 Insurance Sales Agents

Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

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National estimates for Insurance Sales Agents
Industry profile for Insurance Sales Agents
Geographic profile for Insurance Sales Agents

National estimates for Insurance Sales Agents:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Insurance Sales Agents:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
457,510	1.2 %	$ 38.32	$ 79,700	1.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Insurance Sales Agents:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 16.80	$ 20.89	$ 28.40	$ 40.11	$ 64.62
Annual Wage (2)	$ 34,940	$ 43,440	$ 59,080	$ 83,420	$ 134,420

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Industry profile for Insurance Sales Agents:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Insurance Sales Agents are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Insurance Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Insurance Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	353,040	26.57	$ 38.03	$ 79,090
Insurance Carriers	79,500	6.50	$ 40.11	$ 83,430
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3,140	0.11	(8)	(8)
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	2,700	1.43	$ 28.78	$ 59,870
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,150	0.12	$ 71.38	$ 148,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Insurance Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	353,040	26.57	$ 38.03	$ 79,090
Insurance Carriers	79,500	6.50	$ 40.11	$ 83,430
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	390	3.42	$ 34.65	$ 72,070
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	2,700	1.43	$ 28.78	$ 59,870
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,330	0.13	$ 32.89	$ 68,410

Top paying industries for Insurance Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,150	0.12	$ 71.38	$ 148,460
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	340	0.01	$ 52.39	$ 108,980
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	100	0.02	$ 42.35	$ 88,080
Insurance Carriers	79,500	6.50	$ 40.11	$ 83,430
Automobile Dealers	630	0.05	$ 38.74	$ 80,580

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Geographic profile for Insurance Sales Agents:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Insurance Sales Agents are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Insurance Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Insurance Sales Agents:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	44,300	3.27	1.08	$ 30.15	$ 62,710
Florida	40,030	4.18	1.39	$ 39.14	$ 81,410
California	39,610	2.21	0.73	$ 42.90	$ 89,230
New York	19,460	2.07	0.69	$ 52.38	$ 108,960
North Carolina	17,720	3.70	1.23	$ 36.00	$ 74,870

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insurance Sales Agents:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska	5,070	5.07	1.68	$ 31.83	$ 66,200
Rhode Island	2,250	4.60	1.53	$ 41.50	$ 86,310
Kansas	6,440	4.56	1.51	$ 39.51	$ 82,170
South Dakota	1,970	4.44	1.47	$ 36.38	$ 75,660
Florida	40,030	4.18	1.39	$ 39.14	$ 81,410

Top paying states for Insurance Sales Agents:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	19,460	2.07	0.69	$ 52.38	$ 108,960
New Jersey	11,180	2.66	0.88	$ 51.40	$ 106,910
Illinois	15,690	2.61	0.87	$ 50.55	$ 105,150
Minnesota	8,840	3.07	1.02	$ 48.44	$ 100,750
Massachusetts	10,000	2.74	0.91	$ 48.36	$ 100,590

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Insurance Sales Agents:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	19,190	2.02	0.67	$ 52.92	$ 110,070
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	16,140	4.07	1.35	$ 32.46	$ 67,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,860	2.08	0.69	$ 41.00	$ 85,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,360	4.54	1.51	$ 39.99	$ 83,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	12,310	2.73	0.91	$ 56.11	$ 116,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10,690	3.79	1.26	$ 51.53	$ 107,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,980	2.82	0.94	$ 38.21	$ 79,470
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	7,880	2.85	0.95	$ 48.47	$ 100,810
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,580	3.31	1.10	$ 37.53	$ 78,060
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	7,540	4.74	1.57	$ 37.85	$ 78,730

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Insurance Sales Agents:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	2,320	6.04	2.01	$ 40.12	$ 83,440
Kansas City, MO-KS	5,680	5.27	1.75	$ 40.41	$ 84,040
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	2,640	5.18	1.72	$ 48.18	$ 100,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	5,590	5.16	1.71	$ 37.28	$ 77,540
Great Falls, MT	180	5.04	1.67	$ 34.47	$ 71,690
Dubuque, IA	290	5.02	1.67	$ 37.52	$ 78,050
Portland-South Portland, ME	1,030	4.99	1.66	$ 39.54	$ 82,230
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	2,410	4.98	1.65	$ 33.46	$ 69,590
Rapid City, SD	350	4.92	1.63	$ 29.30	$ 60,950
Tucson, AZ	1,870	4.87	1.62	$ 24.23	$ 50,400