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Insurance Sales Agents in New Jersey

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7.9% Jobs Projection
$58,530 Median Salary
1,390 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Insurance Sales Agents in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Insurance Sales Agents in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Insurance Sales Agents in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Insurance Sales Agents Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 10,350 people working as Insurance Sales Agents in the year 2018.

There were 9,820 Insurance Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 530 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,950 Insurance Sales Agents working in it, which means New Jersey has more Insurance Sales Agents than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Insurance Sales Agents in this state are growing at a rate of 7.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.9%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,390 annual job openings, and a total of 14,170 jobs for New Jersey Insurance Sales Agents in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 54,700 annual jobs and 551,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Insurance Sales Agents Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Insurance Sales Agents ranged from $34,300 to $130,620 with $58,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.49 to $62.8. The median hourly rate was $28.14.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.65 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.51.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Insurance Sales Agents

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Insurance Sales Agents.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 22,390 $63,040
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,140 $66,280
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 900 $44,480
Trenton, NJ 620 n/a
Ocean City, NJ 170 $48,090
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 160 $41,640

Top States for Insurance Sales Agents Employment

View the list below to see where most Insurance Sales Agents work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 41,010 $55,440
Florida 35,260 $48,970
Texas 31,890 $45,010
New York 21,230 $60,700
Ohio 15,770 $47,710
Illinois 15,520 $52,420
Pennsylvania 14,270 $59,300
Georgia 11,990 $42,750
North Carolina 11,210 $49,440
Michigan 11,130 $50,640
New Jersey 10,350 $58,530
Virginia 10,170 $46,010
Indiana 9,450 $51,140
Missouri 9,340 $45,990
Colorado 9,210 $51,080
Wisconsin 8,710 $63,590
Washington 7,700 $51,740
Arizona 7,570 $42,700
Tennessee 7,180 $43,710
Minnesota 7,120 $59,980

Below are the states where Insurance Sales Agents get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $70,660
Wisconsin $63,590
Connecticut $61,580
New York $60,700
Rhode Island $60,290
Minnesota $59,980
Pennsylvania $59,300
New Jersey $58,530
Nebraska $58,240
New Hampshire $57,640

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