• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
445,540	1.3 %	$ 37.00	$ 76,950	2.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Insurance Sales Agents:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 15.16	$ 19.25	$ 27.82	$ 39.41	$ 62.67
Annual Wage (2)	$ 31,530	$ 40,030	$ 57,860	$ 81,970	$ 130,350

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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	338,080	26.46	$ 37.01	$ 76,970
Insurance Carriers	82,140	6.81	$ 38.00	$ 79,040
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3,200	0.12	$ 65.31	$ 135,840
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	2,820	1.72	$ 27.35	$ 56,890
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,230	0.13	$ 40.85	$ 84,970

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	338,080	26.46	$ 37.01	$ 76,970
Insurance Carriers	82,140	6.81	$ 38.00	$ 79,040
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	650	6.52	$ 35.77	$ 74,400
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	2,820	1.72	$ 27.35	$ 56,890
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	740	0.15	(8)	(8)

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	3,200	0.12	$ 65.31	$ 135,840
Outpatient Care Centers	240	0.02	$ 41.27	$ 85,850
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,230	0.13	$ 40.85	$ 84,970
Health and Personal Care Retailers	40	(7)	$ 39.75	$ 82,690
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	110	(7)	$ 38.59	$ 80,270

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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	44,190	2.51	0.83	$ 44.55	$ 92,670
Texas	41,230	3.17	1.05	$ 27.18	$ 56,530
Florida	39,430	4.28	1.42	$ 33.53	$ 69,750
New York	20,800	2.28	0.76	$ 50.41	$ 104,850
Pennsylvania	16,900	2.91	0.97	$ 33.12	$ 68,890

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	5,110	5.27	1.75	$ 34.67	$ 72,110
South Dakota	2,030	4.66	1.55	$ 34.94	$ 72,670
Montana	2,230	4.55	1.51	$ 32.84	$ 68,310
Iowa	6,760	4.45	1.48	$ 33.44	$ 69,540
Florida	39,430	4.28	1.42	$ 33.53	$ 69,750

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	20,800	2.28	0.76	$ 50.41	$ 104,850
New Jersey	10,060	2.45	0.81	$ 48.36	$ 100,590
Massachusetts	8,990	2.52	0.84	$ 45.59	$ 94,830
California	44,190	2.51	0.83	$ 44.55	$ 92,670
Minnesota	9,540	3.38	1.12	$ 43.50	$ 90,490

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	19,500	2.12	0.70	$ 53.07	$ 110,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	16,710	2.74	0.91	$ 41.18	$ 85,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	15,080	3.96	1.32	$ 29.74	$ 61,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,350	4.71	1.56	$ 31.65	$ 65,830
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,220	2.31	0.77	$ 77.39	$ 160,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	9,770	3.58	1.19	$ 46.98	$ 97,730
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,740	3.49	1.16	$ 33.16	$ 68,970
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,720	2.79	0.92	$ 38.83	$ 80,770
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	6,850	2.53	0.84	$ 46.34	$ 96,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	6,840	3.63	1.20	$ 46.43	$ 96,570

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)
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1,950	7.75	2.57	$ 31.67	$ 65,880
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	3,540	7.07	2.35	$ 38.00	$ 79,050
Columbia, MO	660	6.88	2.28	$ 26.69	$ 55,510
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	2,500	6.73	2.24	$ 36.81	$ 76,550
Dubuque, IA	380	6.58	2.18	$ 39.42	$ 81,990
Hot Springs, AR	200	5.31	1.76	$ 27.96	$ 58,150
Great Falls, MT	180	5.18	1.72	$ 31.79	$ 66,130
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1,280	5.14	1.70	$ 29.56	$ 61,490
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	2,400	5.08	1.69	$ 36.75	$ 76,450
Sioux Falls, SD	820	5.06	1.68	$ 32.95	$ 68,540