How much do health insurance agents make?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not separate health insurance agents from other insurance sales agents, who earned a median of $62,280 per year in May 2025. Agents at direct health and medical insurance carriers earned more, with a median of $73,440. Private salary estimates that isolate health agents generally run higher than the overall median, but they vary by source and market and are not official figures.

Insurance sales agents earned a median of $62,280 per year ($29.94 per hour) as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Agents working directly for health and medical insurance carriers earned a higher median of $73,440. The lowest 10 percent earned under $37,330, and the highest 10 percent earned over $138,140.