• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
422,600	1.1 %	$ 33.34	$ 69,340	1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Insurance Sales Agents:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.41	$ 18.37	$ 23.96	$ 37.90	$ 60.82
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,970	$ 38,210	$ 49,840	$ 78,840	$ 126,510

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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	325,690	26.73	$ 32.87	$ 68,370
Insurance Carriers	77,470	6.45	$ 35.80	$ 74,460
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	3,310	2.50	$ 24.60	$ 51,170
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,020	0.08	$ 52.68	$ 109,570
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	1,370	0.09	$ 29.07	$ 60,460

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	325,690	26.73	$ 32.87	$ 68,370
Insurance Carriers	77,470	6.45	$ 35.80	$ 74,460
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	470	5.65	$ 32.53	$ 67,670
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	3,310	2.50	$ 24.60	$ 51,170
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,370	0.14	$ 38.91	$ 80,930

Top paying industries for Insurance Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,020	0.08	$ 52.68	$ 109,570
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	1,370	0.14	$ 38.91	$ 80,930
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	510	0.07	$ 38.41	$ 79,880
Outpatient Care Centers	(8)	(8)	$ 38.04	$ 79,120
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	(8)	(8)	$ 37.20	$ 77,380

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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)
California	41,290	2.50	0.83	$ 38.12	$ 79,280
Florida	36,230	4.21	1.40	$ 28.19	$ 58,620
Texas	33,010	2.70	0.90	$ 30.11	$ 62,630
New York	20,500	2.36	0.79	$ 45.01	$ 93,610
Georgia	18,650	4.26	1.42	$ 40.27	$ 83,760

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	5,220	5.45	1.82	$ 33.31	$ 69,280
South Dakota	1,900	4.51	1.50	$ 31.91	$ 66,370
Iowa	6,460	4.35	1.45	$ 29.62	$ 61,600
Georgia	18,650	4.26	1.42	$ 40.27	$ 83,760
Colorado	11,090	4.23	1.41	$ 30.15	$ 62,700

Top paying states for Insurance Sales Agents:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	410	0.62	0.21	$ 48.10	$ 100,050
New York	20,500	2.36	0.79	$ 45.01	$ 93,610
Massachusetts	8,300	2.45	0.82	$ 43.34	$ 90,160
Georgia	18,650	4.26	1.42	$ 40.27	$ 83,760
New Jersey	7,320	1.90	0.63	$ 39.25	$ 81,640

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	18,400	2.12	0.71	$ 45.96	$ 95,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	16,290	2.85	0.95	$ 37.76	$ 78,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	11,830	4.57	1.52	$ 45.97	$ 95,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,630	3.24	1.08	$ 34.79	$ 72,370
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,870	2.57	0.86	$ 34.02	$ 70,760
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	9,560	3.90	1.30	$ 27.02	$ 56,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,910	2.98	0.99	$ 38.60	$ 80,280
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	7,550	5.85	1.95	$ 29.18	$ 60,690
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	6,910	4.72	1.57	$ 32.89	$ 68,410
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	6,630	3.46	1.15	$ 37.16	$ 77,280

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)
Bloomington, IL	650	7.78	2.59	$ 28.36	$ 58,980
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	3,540	7.33	2.44	$ 33.91	$ 70,540
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	2,510	7.03	2.34	$ 31.32	$ 65,150
Hot Springs, AR	240	6.58	2.19	$ 26.54	$ 55,210
Macon, GA	610	6.42	2.14	$ 27.98	$ 58,210
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	3,890	6.23	2.08	$ 30.29	$ 62,990
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	7,550	5.85	1.95	$ 29.18	$ 60,690
Dubuque, IA	330	5.77	1.92	$ 30.44	$ 63,300
Columbus, GA-AL	620	5.55	1.85	$ 29.50	$ 61,360
Bloomington, IN	370	5.40	1.80	$ 21.21	$ 44,110