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Insurance Sales Agent Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,880
25th Percentile Wage
$54,950
50th Percentile Wage
$75,880
75th Percentile Wage
$107,770
90th Percentile Wage
$142,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance sales agents in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $142,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,880.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance sales agents from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$75,880
2.62% 17.74%
2016
$73,890
5.90% -
2015
$69,530
4.31% -
2014
$66,530
3.38% -
2013
$64,280
2.89% -
2012
$62,420
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Table 2. Compare Insurance Sales Agent Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,880 in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 37.9 percent (37.9%) 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