Insurance Sales Agents pay in Texas
$70,390avg. a year
$33.84 an hour · 47,060 employed
Insurance Sales Agents in Texas earn an average of $70,390 a year. That is $11,090 (14%) less than the U.S. average of $81,480. The best-paying metro area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX at $76,750.
$51,180Median pay
$33.84Average hourly
+3%Avg. pay since 2020
#42Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Texas metro areas
Average pay for insurance sales agents by metro area. Swipe to see all 26.
115,800 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$76,750
$36.90 an hour
24,580 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$71,960
$34.60 an hour
3250 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$70,740
$34.01 an hour
48,000 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$70,050
$33.68 an hour
54,350 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$68,060
$32.72 an hour
6110 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$67,550
$32.48 an hour
7200 jobs
Abilene, TX
$67,430
$32.42 an hour
8150 jobs
Midland, TX
$67,430
$32.42 an hour
9510 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$65,940
$31.70 an hour
10420 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$65,310
$31.40 an hour
11240 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$63,060
$30.32 an hour
12320 jobs
Tyler, TX
$61,930
$29.77 an hour
13610 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$61,510
$29.57 an hour
14100 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$60,440
$29.06 an hour
15390 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$60,310
$29.00 an hour
16310 jobs
Longview, TX
$59,590
$28.65 an hour
17340 jobs
Waco, TX
$59,500
$28.61 an hour
18380 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$59,160
$28.44 an hour
1940 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$58,810
$28.27 an hour
20130 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$57,280
$27.54 an hour
2190 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$56,430
$27.13 an hour
22130 jobs
Odessa, TX
$56,100
$26.97 an hour
2370 jobs
Victoria, TX
$55,490
$26.68 an hour
24140 jobs
Laredo, TX
$54,860
$26.38 an hour
25310 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$45,150
$21.71 an hour
261,000 jobs
El Paso, TX
$41,470
$19.94 an hour
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Insurance Sales Agents pay in Texas, charted
Pay over time
Texas, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Texas insurance sales agents work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Texas vs. neighbors
Average pay, May 2025
| Area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $81,480 | $39.18 |
| Texas | $70,390 | $33.84 |
| Arkansas | $70,310 | $33.81 |
| Louisiana | $65,570 | $31.53 |
| Oklahoma | $65,290 | $31.39 |
| New Mexico | $59,040 | $28.39 |
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Average pay, Texas, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do insurance sales agents make in Texas?
The average is $70,390 a year, and the median is $51,180. That is $11,090 (14%) less than the U.S. average of $81,480.
What is the hourly wage in Texas?
$33.84 an hour on average; the median is $24.61.
Where in Texas do they earn the most?
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($76,750), followed by San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ($71,960). The lowest average among 26 metro areas with data is El Paso, TX ($41,470).
How does Texas rank?
Texas ranks #42 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 41-3021. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national insurance sales agents page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.