Health Insurance Agent salary

Average health insurance agent salary

$49,934

$24.01 hourly rate

Entry-level health insurance agent salary
$34,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a health insurance agent make?

The average health insurance agent salary in the United States is $49,934. Health insurance agent salaries typically range between $34,000 and $72,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for health insurance agents is $24.01 per hour.

Health insurance agent salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Health insurance agents earn the highest average salary in Alaska.

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DialAmerica$55,610
AnswerNet$47,705

Health Insurance Agent Salaries By Experience Level

Experience Level
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Entry-level health insurance agent$29,900$14.39
Mid-level health insurance agent$51,200$24.62
Senior-level health insurance agent$58,300$28.04

Health Insurance Agent salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor and Ziprecruiter, the average salary for a health insurance agent typically falls between $49,934 and $73,043.
zippia
$49,934yearly
glassdoor[1]
$73,043yearly
Salary.com[2]
$52,652yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$55,326yearly

Average health insurance agent salary by state

Highest paying states for health insurance agents

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1Washington$64,307$30.92
2Wisconsin$61,532$29.58
3Alabama$60,297$28.99
4South Dakota$61,903$29.76
5New Hampshire$64,464$30.99
6Wyoming$56,165$27.00
7North Dakota$60,349$29.01
8Vermont$54,983$26.43
9Nebraska$54,050$25.99
10Rhode Island$58,622$28.18
11Alaska$69,582$33.45
12Michigan$51,477$24.75
13Massachusetts$60,940$29.30
14Oregon$58,541$28.14
15Colorado$56,797$27.31
16Montana$56,839$27.33
17Minnesota$53,375$25.66
18Maine$57,582$27.68
19Mississippi$49,480$23.79
20Arkansas$48,155$23.15
21Indiana$48,664$23.40
22Louisiana$47,790$22.98
23Arizona$48,079$23.11
24North Carolina$49,631$23.86
25Ohio$45,985$22.11
26Iowa$47,840$23.00
27District of Columbia$57,474$27.63
28New York$55,982$26.91
29Idaho$48,054$23.10
30Delaware$48,670$23.40
31Hawaii$54,873$26.38
32California$52,847$25.41
33Missouri$45,970$22.10
34Tennessee$44,946$21.61
35Connecticut$51,789$24.90
36Kentucky$47,072$22.63
37Pennsylvania$46,680$22.44
38Kansas$46,301$22.26
39South Carolina$47,385$22.78
40Texas$45,697$21.97
41New Jersey$49,722$23.90
42Oklahoma$43,618$20.97
43Florida$44,353$21.32
44Illinois$46,805$22.50
45Nevada$44,073$21.19
46Utah$43,103$20.72
47Georgia$44,490$21.39
48Maryland$45,401$21.83
49Virginia$43,592$20.96
50New Mexico$42,426$20.40
51West Virginia$39,937$19.20

Highest paying cities for health insurance agents

The highest-paying cities for health insurance agents are Tacoma, WA, Dover, NH, and Boston, MA.

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1Tacoma, WA$64,596$31.06
2Dover, NH$64,526$31.02
3Boston, MA$61,056$29.35
4Birmingham, AL$60,302$28.99
5Salem, OR$58,605$28.18
6Denver, CO$56,827$27.32
7New York, NY$55,961$26.90
8Pearl City, HI$55,001$26.44
9Saint Paul, MN$53,373$25.66
10Los Angeles, CA$53,196$25.57
11Detroit, MI$51,534$24.78
12Wilmington, NC$49,851$23.97
13Jackson, MS$49,582$23.84
14Wilmington, DE$48,807$23.46
15Indianapolis, IN$48,656$23.39
16Little Rock, AR$48,247$23.20
17Phoenix, AZ$48,099$23.12
18Baton Rouge, LA$47,836$23.00
19Charleston, SC$47,456$22.82
20Bowling Green, KY$47,254$22.72

Health Insurance Agent salary details

A health insurance agent's salary ranges from $34,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $72,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Health Insurance Agent Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a health insurance agent's salary?

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90th Percentile$72,000$6,000$35
75th Percentile$60,000$5,000$29
Average$49,934$4,161$24
25th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19
10th Percentile$34,000$2,833$16

Highest paying health insurance agent jobs

The highest paying types of health insurance agents are insurance broker, licensed insurance producer, and insurance producer.

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Job Openings
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Sales Producer$51,287$4,274$24.6641,951
Agent$37,864$3,155$18.20184,325
Geek Squad Agent$31,924$2,660$15.3528,603
Field Agent$37,324$3,110$17.9496,067
Marketing Agent$40,384$3,365$19.42112,353
Insurance Sales Representative$61,386$5,115$29.51201,879

Which companies pay health insurance agents the most?

Health insurance agent salaries at DialAmerica and New York Life Insurance are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average health insurance agent salary at companies like Ideal Concepts and Assurance are highly competitive.

Rank
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1DialAmerica$55,610$26.74
2New York Life Insurance$54,339$26.12
3Ideal Concepts$53,456$25.70
4Assurance$52,900$25.43
5SelectQuote Insurance Services$52,586$25.28
6Asurea$52,394$25.19
7Healthcare Solutions Team$52,166$25.08
8The American Insurance Company Corp$50,859$24.45
9GoHealth$50,777$24.41
10Health Benefits Direct$49,451$23.77
11Alera Group$49,451$23.77
12Valdez International$49,408$23.75
13Group1001$49,391$23.75
14Awl$49,254$23.68
15Gardner Village$49,158$23.63
16MaidPro$49,142$23.63
17Aimbridge Hospitality$48,847$23.48
18Rockstar Games$48,304$23.22
19Connexion Point$48,065$23.11
20AnswerNet$47,705$22.94

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$51,000$50,000$49,000$48,000$47,000$46,000
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Health Insurance Agent salary by industry

The average health insurance agent salary varies across industries:

  • The average health insurance agent salary in the finance industry is $51,803, the highest of any industry.
  • The average health insurance agent salary in the finance industry is $50,937.
  • Health insurance agents in the professional industry earn an average salary of $39,410, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for health insurance agents

Rank
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1Finance$51,803$24.91
2Insurance$50,937$24.49
3Health Care$49,545$23.82
4Technology$46,782$22.49
5Professional$39,410$18.95

High Paying Health Insurance Agent Jobs

Health Insurance Agent salary trends

The average health insurance agent salary has risen by $4,526 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average health insurance agent earned $45,408 annually, but today, they earn $49,934 a year. That works out to a 4% change in pay for health insurance agents over the last decade.

Compare health insurance agent salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average health insurance agent salary over time

Compare health insurance agent salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

  • National Average
  • Columbus, OH

Health Insurance Agent salary by year

Year
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2025$49,900$24.01+2.4%
2024$48,700$23.44+0.7%
2023$48,400$23.28+1.8%
2022$47,600$22.87-0.6%
2021$47,800$23.00+3.6%

Recently added health insurance agent salaries

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Job
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Date Added
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Salary
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyHealth Insurance Position-State Farm Agent Team MemberIone, CA12/16/2024$37,000
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyHealth Insurance Position-State Farm Agent Team MemberNome, TX12/16/2024$35,000
SutherlandInsurance Agents/Licensed Life & Health-RemoteAtlanta, GA12/16/2024$36,042
Senior Market Sales Inc.Licensed Health Insurance Agent RM-RemoteNunez, GA12/16/2024$55,660
FranahmarinoLife/Health Insurance Position-State Farm Agent Team MemberNoma, FL12/16/2024$35,000
AlexmorainsuranceHealth Insurance Position-State Farm Agent Team MemberIone, CA12/16/2024$3,600
TakeachanceonjantzLife/Health Insurance Position-State Farm Agent Team MemberNome, TX12/16/2024$45,000
TravispateLife/Health Insurance Position-State Farm Agent Team MemberNunez, GA12/16/2024$45,000
AloricaLicensed Health Insurance Agent-Temp PositionHumble, TX12/15/2024$45,914
AdaliealleninsuranceHealth Insurance Position-State Farm Agent Team MemberBloomington, IL12/15/2024$75,000

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