Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Austin
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,320 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Austin earn between $46,810 and $78,820.
- $38K10th
- $47K25th
- $51KMedian
- $79K75th
- $125K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $68,060 | $5,672 | $32.72 |
| Median | $50,850 | $4,238 | $24.45 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $46,810 | $3,901 | $22.50 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $78,820 | $6,568 | $37.89 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in Austin
On the average salary of $68,060, a single filer in Austin takes home about $56,710 a year, or $4,726 a month and $2,181 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Austin a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $68,060 buys what about $69,402 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Texas cities
Austin ranks 5th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($76,750).
- Dallas$76,750
- San Antonio$71,960
- Killeen$70,740
- Houston$70,050
- Austin$68,060
- San Angelo$67,550
- Abilene$67,430
- Midland$67,430
- Lubbock$65,940
- Corpus Christi$65,310
Highest-paying cities for insurance sales agents
Fond du Lac, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,600).
- Fond du Lac, WI$118,600
- San Francisco, CA$114,110
- Minneapolis, MN$111,320
- New York, NY$107,190
- Boston, MA$105,000
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Insurance Sales Agents salary in Austin: questions
How much do insurance sales agents make an hour in Austin?
$32.72 an hour on average, and $24.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level insurance sales agents salary in Austin?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,810, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the insurance sales agents take-home pay in Austin?
About $56,710 a year ($4,726 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,060. Texas has no state income tax.
Do insurance sales agents earn more in Austin than elsewhere?
The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,440).
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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.8%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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