SOC 41-3021 · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in McAllen, TX

The average salary for insurance sales agents in McAllen, Texas is $61,510 a year ($29.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,340: half of the 610 people in this job in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,440).

$61,510average per year

$29.57 / hourMedian $48,340Take-home ≈ $51,603

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

610people in this job
-25%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 26Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in McAllen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,270 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in McAllen earn between $34,960 and $74,640.

  • $31K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,510$5,126$29.57
Median$48,340$4,028$23.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,960$2,913$16.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,640$6,220$35.88

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

Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in McAllen

On the average salary of $61,510, a single filer in McAllen takes home about $51,603 a year, or $4,300 a month and $1,985 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the McAllen area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $61,510 buys what about $71,611 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in McAllen ($35,830). A typical home costs $193,978, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Texas cities

McAllen ranks 13th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($76,750).

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Texas

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 McAllen: questions

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

$29.57 an hour on average, and $23.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,603 a year ($4,300 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,510. Texas has no state income tax.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in McAllen than elsewhere?

The average here is 25% 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (32580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 9.9%.
  • 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 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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