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What insurance agents make
Median
$62,280
Bottom tenth
$37,330
Top tenth
$138,140
The national median is $62,280 a year and the bottom tenth sit near $37,330. The published occupation is Insurance Sales Agents, which covers brokers, captive agents and producers together. The spread is wider than almost any other office job on this site, because most of the money is commission and commission depends entirely on the book of business you build.