SOC 41-3021 · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Houma, LA

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Houma, Louisiana is $71,110 a year ($34.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,840: half of the 260 people in this job in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$71,110average per year

$34.19 / hourMedian $60,840Take-home ≈ $57,109

  • $39K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

260people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#2 of 10Louisiana metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Houma

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,820 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Houma earn between $46,320 and $76,820.

  • $39K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $77K75th
  • $124K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,110$5,926$34.19
Median$60,840$5,070$29.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,320$3,860$22.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,820$6,402$36.93

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Houma vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Houma earn 8% more than the Louisiana average ($65,570) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Houma$71,110$60,840$39,120$123,820260
Louisiana$65,570$55,440$35,140$103,5607,100
United States$81,480$62,280$37,330$138,140479,100

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in Houma

On the average salary of $71,110, a single filer in Houma takes home about $57,109 a year, or $4,759 a month and $2,196 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Houma a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Houma area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.1), so the average $71,110 buys what about $83,558 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Houma ($45,610). A typical home costs $186,622, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Louisiana cities

Houma ranks 2nd of 10 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($71,600).

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for insurance sales agents

Fond du Lac, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,600).

Insurance Sales Agents salary by city

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in Houma: questions

How much do insurance sales agents make an hour in Houma?

$34.19 an hour on average, and $29.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insurance sales agents salary in Houma?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insurance sales agents take-home pay in Houma?

About $57,109 a year ($4,759 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,110.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Houma than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 41-3021; area Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA (26380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 11.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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