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Insurance Sales Agent Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of insurance sales agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of insurance sales agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,190
25th Percentile Wage
$57,910
50th Percentile Wage
$80,270
75th Percentile Wage
$126,990
90th Percentile Wage
$209,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance sales agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $209,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,190.

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
$80,270
22.09% 22.18%
2021
$62,540
-8.06% -
2020
$67,580
8.18% -
2019
$62,050
-1.60% -
2018
$63,040
-5.43% -
2017
$66,460
-5.04% -
2016
$69,810
6.45% -
2015
$65,310
0.54% -
2014
$64,960
0.74% -
2013
$64,480
3.12% -
2012
$62,470
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Sales Agent Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,270, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for insurance sales agents in state of New York, following the highest paying city Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $80,720). Compared with Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of insurance sales agents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is .6 percent (.6%) lower.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.