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What do property and casualty insurance agents earn?
BLS puts the median annual wage of insurance sales agents at $62,280 for May 2025, with the 10th percentile at $37,330 and the 90th at $138,140 (BLS OEWS, occupation 41-3021, checked October 8, 2026). BLS reports one occupation for agents in every line, so property and casualty producers are pooled with life and health agents in these figures.
The BLS figures
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,330 a year |
| Median | $62,280 a year |
| Mean | $81,480 a year |
| 90th percentile | $138,140 a year |
| Employment | 479,100 jobs |
Reading the spread
The mean sits $19,200 above the median. That gap means a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up; for a typical agent, the median is the better single number.
The 90th percentile is about 3.7 times the 10th. The occupation mixes new and veteran agents, captive and independent agencies, salaried and commission-heavy roles, and BLS does not break the figure down along any of those lines. We don't publish commission estimates or job-board averages for that reason.
Pay claims carry their own qualifiers. "Up to" and "top agents earn" describe the upper tail, somewhere near the 90th percentile, and say nothing about the middle.
The same numbers per month
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BLS annual wages for May 2025, divided over 12 months
- Median annual wage
- $62,280
- 10th percentile
- $37,330
- 90th percentile
- $138,140
- 10th percentile, monthly$37,330 ÷ 12$3,111
- 90th percentile, monthly$138,140 ÷ 12$11,512
- Median, monthly$62,280 ÷ 12$5,190
Typical monthly gross (median)$5,190
Gross wages before taxes, rounded to the dollar. BLS publishes annual figures; the monthly split is ours.
Pay, with sources
Is the median the same as starting pay?
No. The median is the middle of all agents' wages, new and experienced together. BLS does not publish an entry-level figure for this occupation; the 10th percentile, $37,330 (BLS, May 2025), marks the lower end of the range.
How many insurance sales agents are there?
479,100 jobs in May 2025, across all lines of insurance (BLS OEWS, checked October 8, 2026).
Where does BLS get these numbers?
From its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, which surveys employers. The reference period for the figures on this page is May 2025.
What comes before the first paycheck?
A state license. How to get your P&C license lays out the steps, from pre-licensing to the insurer appointment that lets you sell.
Sources
- BLS OEWS, insurance sales agents (41-3021) · checked October 8, 2026
- BLS OEWS, claims adjusters, examiners and investigators (13-1031) · checked October 8, 2026