Sort by any column. Employment is the number of insurance sales agents OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
Insurance Sales Agent Salary by State (2026)
Insurance Sales Agents earn the most in District of Columbia at $84,530 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $36,250 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $62,280. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $84,530
- National median
- $62,280
- Lowest median
- $36,250
- States reporting
- 54
District of Columbia
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Puerto Rico
of 54 OEWS areas
Top 5 states for Insurance Sales Agents
- 1. District of Columbia$84,530 median · $76,915 adjusted · N/A employed
- 2. New Jersey$81,640 median · $75,033 adjusted · 11,370 employed
- 3. Rhode Island$79,930 median · $78,148 adjusted · 1,700 employed
- 4. Wisconsin$79,450 median · $84,436 adjusted · 7,860 employed
- 5. Massachusetts$79,300 median · $74,983 adjusted · 9,940 employed
Lowest-paying states for Insurance Sales Agents
- 54. Puerto Rico$36,250 median · no price parity · 2,650 employed
- 53. Guam$37,010 median · no price parity · 70 employed
- 52. New Mexico$45,180 median · $48,996 adjusted · 2,200 employed
- 51. West Virginia$45,480 median · $50,817 adjusted · 1,430 employed
- 50. Delaware$46,710 median · $46,800 adjusted · 1,220 employed
Insurance Sales Agent salary in every state
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $84,530 | $60,460 | $126,750 | N/A | $76,915 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $81,640 | $60,060 | $124,460 | 11,370 | $75,033 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $79,930 | $61,210 | $123,080 | 1,700 | $78,148 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $79,450 | $57,080 | $107,990 | 7,860 | $84,436 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $79,300 | $72,850 | $109,390 | 9,940 | $74,983 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $78,640 | $59,940 | $104,170 | 10,010 | $79,740 |
| 7 | New York | $78,110 | $55,810 | $125,350 | 22,420 | $72,377 |
| 8 | California | $76,120 | $49,370 | $104,860 | 41,160 | $68,750 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $74,840 | $53,600 | $103,320 | 5,230 | $72,232 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $74,370 | $54,330 | $102,310 | 2,320 | $71,396 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $73,370 | $48,870 | $100,350 | 19,390 | $75,196 |
| 12 | South Dakota | $71,990 | $57,870 | $99,600 | 1,870 | $81,266 |
| 13 | Wyoming | $71,830 | $54,780 | $99,550 | 850 | $77,494 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $71,220 | $57,400 | $96,540 | 1,460 | $80,059 |
| 15 | Vermont | $70,720 | $60,900 | $82,980 | 730 | $72,194 |
| 16 | Colorado | $68,730 | $49,360 | $100,600 | 9,530 | $66,694 |
| 17 | Alabama | $65,510 | $47,740 | $103,100 | 7,430 | $73,753 |
| 18 | Illinois | $64,280 | $46,780 | $98,370 | 16,360 | $64,307 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $64,170 | $57,930 | $79,440 | 1,070 | $58,362 |
| 20 | Maine | $62,920 | $49,920 | $78,860 | 2,240 | $64,833 |
| 21 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $62,550 | $57,070 | $112,530 | 60 | N/A |
| 22 | Montana | $62,040 | $50,110 | $83,200 | 2,090 | $65,550 |
| 23 | Michigan | $61,900 | $47,890 | $88,390 | 12,160 | $64,334 |
| 24 | Georgia | $61,850 | $45,980 | $99,430 | 18,030 | $64,231 |
| 25 | Oregon | $61,680 | $48,230 | $85,440 | 5,370 | $59,674 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $61,590 | $48,300 | $93,740 | 6,160 | $68,355 |
| 27 | Arizona | $61,560 | $48,040 | $79,740 | 11,870 | $61,146 |
| 28 | Indiana | $61,360 | $48,850 | $94,710 | 10,440 | $65,746 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $61,350 | $44,990 | $94,850 | 8,220 | $65,441 |
| 30 | Ohio | $61,260 | $47,290 | $81,040 | 16,250 | $66,031 |
| 31 | Utah | $61,230 | $45,960 | $95,070 | 4,620 | $61,934 |
| 32 | Washington | $61,040 | $48,570 | $85,900 | 10,500 | $57,040 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $60,880 | $46,260 | $81,000 | 6,210 | $67,525 |
| 34 | Virginia | $60,520 | $46,380 | $80,590 | 9,480 | $59,859 |
| 35 | Kansas | $60,370 | $46,800 | $103,980 | 6,360 | $67,027 |
| 36 | Iowa | $60,140 | $45,770 | $82,080 | 6,840 | $68,526 |
| 37 | Florida | $59,790 | $46,010 | $79,420 | 47,560 | $57,816 |
| 38 | Missouri | $58,990 | $41,960 | $81,960 | 10,030 | $64,955 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $58,710 | $43,980 | $78,430 | 20,540 | $62,242 |
| 40 | Idaho | $58,510 | $47,740 | $94,860 | 3,200 | $61,271 |
| 41 | Maryland | $58,300 | $45,170 | $79,700 | 5,700 | $55,545 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $57,120 | $44,710 | $77,360 | 7,610 | $62,175 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $56,720 | $40,950 | $79,830 | 4,580 | $65,243 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $55,440 | $43,480 | $79,540 | 7,100 | $62,852 |
| 45 | Texas | $51,180 | $39,740 | $83,460 | 47,060 | $52,732 |
| 46 | Alaska | $50,500 | $49,800 | $72,140 | 540 | $49,336 |
| 47 | Nevada | $49,100 | $42,060 | $65,380 | 4,200 | $49,110 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $47,930 | $37,420 | $78,080 | 3,210 | $55,122 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $47,920 | $38,360 | $77,580 | 5,310 | $54,552 |
| 50 | Delaware | $46,710 | $45,160 | $76,990 | 1,220 | $46,800 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $45,480 | $34,280 | $75,260 | 1,430 | $50,817 |
| 52 | New Mexico | $45,180 | $36,500 | $71,000 | 2,200 | $48,996 |
| 53 | Guam | $37,010 | $30,050 | $47,370 | 70 | N/A |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $36,250 | $29,870 | $49,470 | 2,650 | N/A |
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Insurance Sales Agents, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $84,530, while Wisconsin leads once prices are taken into account at $84,436.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Insurance Sales Agent pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Insurance Sales Agents the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Insurance Sales Agents at $84,530 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($81,640) and Rhode Island ($79,930).
Which state pays Insurance Sales Agents the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Insurance Sales Agents at $36,250 a year, $48,280 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Insurance Sales Agents earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wisconsin first at $84,436 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $79,450. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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