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Insurance Sales Agent Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of insurance sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of insurance sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Insurance Sales Agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,870
25th Percentile Wage
$56,060
50th Percentile Wage
$103,840
75th Percentile Wage
$114,860
90th Percentile Wage
$194,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $194,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,870.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance sales agents from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$103,840
4.74% 52.30%
2021
$98,920
36.58% -
2020
$62,740
8.64% -
2019
$57,320
-6.21% -
2018
$60,880
-6.08% -
2017
$64,580
-13.32% -
2016
$73,180
-5.27% -
2015
$77,040
34.40% -
2014
$50,540
-6.05% -
2013
$53,600
7.59% -
2012
$49,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Sales Agent Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,840, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for insurance sales agents in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $82,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of insurance sales agents in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$103,840
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$82,810
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$78,230
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$76,330
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$73,700
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$72,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$71,530
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$71,180
Vallejo-Fairfield
$68,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$66,960
Stockton
$64,010
Redding
$63,090
Napa
$62,950
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,400
Modesto
$62,050
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$62,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$61,910
Fresno
$61,010
Hanford-Corcoran
$60,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$59,760
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$59,370
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$59,180
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$58,710
Chico
$58,480
Yuba City
$58,000
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$53,440
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$51,760
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,040
Salinas
$48,120
El Centro
$48,090
Madera-Chowchilla
$47,940
Visalia-Porterville
$46,640
Merced
$45,520
Bakersfield-Delano
$44,890
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$44,570

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