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Insurance Sales Agent Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

The annual salary statistics of insurance sales agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of insurance sales agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,590
25th Percentile Wage
$58,280
50th Percentile Wage
$79,310
75th Percentile Wage
$121,020
90th Percentile Wage
$163,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance sales agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,590.

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
$79,310
3.01% 18.59%
2021
$76,920
13.48% -
2020
$66,550
5.71% -
2019
$62,750
4.24% -
2018
$60,090
2.65% -
2017
$58,500
-27.61% -
2016
$74,650
12.85% -
2015
$65,060
15.16% -
2013
$55,200
-16.97% -
2012
$64,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Sales Agent Salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,310 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for insurance sales agents in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance sales agents in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 40.6 percent (40.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$80,720
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$80,270
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$79,310
Nassau-Suffolk
$75,880
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$67,820
Kingston
$65,380
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,690
Rochester
$64,390
Syracuse
$64,070
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,440
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,560
Utica-Rome
$60,110
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$60,110
Binghamton
$55,340
Ithaca
$54,960
Glens Falls
$50,580
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$49,210
Elmira
$49,120
Watertown-Fort Drum
$48,100
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,120

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