What are the main factors that influence an Agent's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Agent's salary?

An Agent's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,582 for beginners, reaching about $54,104 at mid-level, and approach $54,464 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Agent?

Agent salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Agent roles are District of Columbia $58,065, California $57,845, Massachusetts $57,074. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Agent roles make?

Salaries for Agent level roles vary by specialization: ROW Agent: $100,820; Commissioning Agent: $64,276; Sales Agent: $60,991; Escrow Agent: $58,201; Insurance Agent: $57,633.

How do different companies affect an Agent's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Agent roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Agent Salary in the United States

How much does an Agent make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Agent in the United States is $52,443 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, an Agent's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,100
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,272 to $56,974
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,474

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Agent Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,974	$4,748	$1,096	$27
Average	$52,443	$4,370	$1,009	$25
25th Percentile	$48,272	$4,023	$928	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Agent Salaries

An Agent's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Agent Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Agent's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $52,582
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,022
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,104
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,320
Expert (over 8 years): $54,464

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Agent	$52,582
Intermediate Level Agent	$53,022
Senior Level Agent	$54,104
Specialist Level Agent	$54,320
Expert Level Agent	$54,464

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How Do Agent Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Agents. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $58,065.
California: $57,845.
Massachusetts: $57,074.

District of Columbia $58,065 California $57,845 Massachusetts $57,074 Washington $56,864 New Jersey $56,843 Alaska $56,770 Connecticut $56,046 New York $55,753

Hawaii $54,814 Rhode Island $54,373 Maryland $54,074 Minnesota $53,665 Colorado $53,508 Illinois $53,456 Oregon $53,256 Delaware $53,109

New Hampshire $53,017 Virginia $52,811 Pennsylvania $52,207 Nevada $51,903 North Dakota $51,804 Michigan $51,646 Wisconsin $51,589 Vermont $51,473

Texas $51,153 Maine $51,132 Arizona $51,101 Ohio $51,064 Georgia $50,582 Indiana $50,340 Wyoming $50,293 Utah $50,220

Iowa $50,188 Kansas $49,937 Louisiana $49,863 North Carolina $49,837 Missouri $49,826 Florida $49,622 Montana $49,512 Nebraska $49,407

Kentucky $49,349 South Carolina $49,139 Tennessee $49,008 Idaho $48,956 New Mexico $48,573 Oklahoma $48,489 Alabama $48,180 South Dakota $47,661

Arkansas $47,377 West Virginia $47,225 Mississippi $46,769

Top Paying Cities for Agents

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $66,147
San Francisco: $65,497
Oakland: $64,044

San Jose, CA $66,147

San Francisco, CA $65,497

Oakland, CA $64,044

New York, NY $60,777

Queens Village, NY $60,383

Paramus, NJ $59,964

Passaic, NJ $59,911

Bergenfield, NJ $59,859

Stamford, CT $59,780

Huntington, NY $59,728

Newark, NJ $59,387

Bridgeport, CT $59,282

New Brunswick, NJ $59,109

Vallejo, CA $58,999

Middlesex, NJ $58,967

Somerset, NJ $58,920

Petaluma, CA $58,800

Santa Cruz, CA $58,595

Boston, MA $58,490

Monterey, CA $58,228

Fairbanks, AK $58,191

Los Angeles, CA $58,092

Washington, DC $58,065

Seattle, WA $57,971

Santa Rosa, CA $57,960

Juneau, AK $57,808

Orange, CA $57,635

Anchorage, AK $57,541

Anaheim, CA $57,504

Santa Ana, CA $57,426

Nassau, NY $57,394

Long Beach, CA $57,373

Danbury, CT $57,357

Santa Maria, CA $57,179

Everett, WA $57,169

Bremerton, WA $56,912

Trenton, NJ $56,812

Sacramento, CA $56,791

San Diego, CA $56,765

Brockton, MA $56,744

Tacoma, WA $56,723

Santa Barbara, CA $56,649

Lowell, MA $56,440

New Suffolk, NY $56,419

Nashua, NH $56,356

Lompoc, CA $56,272

Ventura, CA $56,219

Stockton, CA $56,204

New Haven, CT $56,099

Atlantic City, NJ $55,962

Hartford, CT $55,847

Modesto, CA $55,821

Poughkeepsie, NY $55,705

New Britain, CT $55,679

Kennewick, WA $55,606

Olympia, WA $55,606

New London, CT $55,595

Norwich, CT $55,580

Lawrence, MA $55,553

Bakersfield, CA $55,406

New Bedford, MA $55,333

Riverside, CA $55,333

Richland, WA $55,281

Portsmouth, NH $55,239

Vineland, NJ $55,228

San Bernardino, CA $55,186

Boulder, CO $55,039

Worcester, MA $54,997

Portland, OR $54,950

Saint Paul, MN $54,887

Minneapolis, MN $54,887

Philadelphia, PA $54,814

Honolulu, HI $54,536

Springfield, MA $54,352

Providence, RI $54,347

Chicago, IL $54,195

Bellingham, WA $54,132

Baltimore, MD $54,074

Chico, CA $53,943

Wilmington, DE $53,854

Pittsfield, MA $53,802

Manchester, NH $53,702

Spokane, WA $53,471

Denver, CO $53,466

Albany, NY $53,220

Troy, NY $53,199

Schenectady, NY $53,088

Burlington, VT $52,973

Portland, ME $52,790

Salem, OR $52,748

Yakima, WA $52,737

Ann Arbor, MI $52,721

Rochester, MN $52,575

Reno, NV $52,548

Fresno, CA $52,548

Milwaukee, WI $52,501

Detroit, MI $52,449

Allentown, PA $52,433

Carson City, NV $52,428

Houston, TX $52,349

Colorado Springs, CO $52,344

Syracuse, NY $52,318

Eugene, OR $52,218

Gary, IN $52,155

Bismarck, ND $52,155

Galveston, TX $52,155

Springfield, OR $52,113

Medford, OR $51,987

Fort Collins, CO $51,966

Austin, TX $51,924

Mesa, AZ $51,814

Phoenix, AZ $51,804

Dallas, TX $51,788

Reading, PA $51,756

Saint Cloud, MN $51,735

Concord, NH $51,688

Madison, WI $51,667

Utica, NY $51,526

Raleigh, NC $51,484

Las Vegas, NV $51,478

Rochester, NY $51,442

Des Moines, IA $51,436

Atlanta, GA $51,353

Battle Creek, MI $51,337

Salt Lake City, UT $51,321

Lancaster, PA $51,242

Champaign, IL $51,232

Harrisburg, PA $51,169

Durham, NC $51,122

Kansas City, MO $51,117

Kansas City, KS $51,106

Fort Worth, TX $51,101

Boca Raton, FL $51,080

Cleveland, OH $51,075

Columbus, OH $51,064

Pittsburgh, PA $51,059

Richmond, VA $51,038

Indianapolis, IN $51,027

Cincinnati, OH $50,959

Petersburg, VA $50,881

Lansing, MI $50,765

Billings, MT $50,765

Huntsville, AL $50,765

Lebanon, PA $50,760

Pueblo, CO $50,755

Dayton, OH $50,755

Appleton, WI $50,739

Buffalo, NY $50,718

Racine, WI $50,692

Charlotte, NC $50,687

Saint Louis, MO $50,671

Springfield, IL $50,650

York, PA $50,639

Elkhart, IN $50,639

Gastonia, NC $50,634

Benton Harbor, MI $50,634

Beaumont, TX $50,603

Lorain, OH $50,592

Toledo, OH $50,571

Binghamton, NY $50,545

Rock Hill, SC $50,540

Rockford, IL $50,513

Elyria, OH $50,487

Fargo, ND $50,487

Flagstaff, AZ $50,451

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,419

Miami, FL $50,388

Duluth, MN $50,304

Bangor, ME $50,236

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,178

Louisville, KY $50,152

Grand Rapids, MI $50,141

Hialeah, FL $50,136

Casper, WY $50,062

Scranton, PA $50,000

New Orleans, LA $49,984

Virginia Beach, VA $49,979

Akron, OH $49,952

Peoria, IL $49,884

Sarasota, FL $49,874

Green Bay, WI $49,837

Baton Rouge, LA $49,811

Charleston, SC $49,800

Nashville, TN $49,785

Jamestown, NY $49,774

Davenport, IA $49,774

Tucson, AZ $49,748

Cheyenne, WY $49,732

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,716

Tampa, FL $49,706

Omaha, NE $49,695

Evansville, IN $49,674

Port Arthur, TX $49,674

Bradenton, FL $49,653

Santa Fe, NM $49,559

Orlando, FL $49,507

Clearwater, FL $49,449

La Crosse, WI $49,339

Canton, OH $49,339

Grand Forks, ND $49,323

Tulsa, OK $49,307

Albuquerque, NM $49,307

Newport News, VA $49,302

High Point, NC $49,286

Ogden, UT $49,265

Corpus Christi, TX $49,223

Laramie, WY $49,192

Norfolk, VA $49,192

Rock Island, IL $49,160

Saginaw, MI $49,150

Jacksonville, FL $49,145

Salisbury, NC $49,134

Memphis, TN $49,124

Moline, IL $49,098

Fort Myers, FL $49,082

Waterloo, IA $49,014

Spartanburg, SC $48,961

Lincoln, NE $48,935

Fort Wayne, IN $48,924

Birmingham, AL $48,867

Cedar Falls, IA $48,856

Provo, UT $48,851

Springfield, OH $48,846

San Antonio, TX $48,835

Greensboro, NC $48,814

South Bend, IN $48,809

Winston Salem, NC $48,804

Boise, ID $48,788

Savannah, GA $48,751

Muskegon, MI $48,657

Lima, OH $48,594

Lake Charles, LA $48,573

Anderson, IN $48,563

Lexington, KY $48,547

Augusta, GA $48,531

Greenville, SC $48,531

Wichita, KS $48,484

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,484

Columbia, SC $48,437

Bloomington, IN $48,306

Roanoke, VA $48,274

Asheville, NC $48,206

Knoxville, TN $48,117

Shreveport, LA $48,112

Wilmington, NC $48,043

Frankfort, KY $47,944

Oklahoma City, OK $47,907

Chillicothe, OH $47,886

Longview, TX $47,881

Topeka, KS $47,865

Mobile, AL $47,786

Terre Haute, IN $47,765

Erie, PA $47,760

Altoona, PA $47,734

Melbourne, FL $47,718

Amarillo, TX $47,697

Killeen, TX $47,682

Fayetteville, AR $47,640

Sioux Falls, SD $47,603

Chattanooga, TN $47,571

Idaho Falls, ID $47,566

Gainesville, FL $47,456

Portsmouth, OH $47,430

Little Rock, AR $47,419

Lynchburg, VA $47,419

Youngstown, OH $47,398

Lafayette, LA $47,398

Temple, TX $47,377

Daytona Beach, FL $47,367

Clarksville, TN $47,362

Pensacola, FL $47,356

Hopkinsville, KY $47,199

Charleston, WV $47,194

Florence, SC $47,168

Sioux City, IA $47,136

Macon, GA $46,984

Tallahassee, FL $46,979

Fayetteville, NC $46,968

Wichita Falls, TX $46,958

Waco, TX $46,958

Pine Bluff, AR $46,937

Vincennes, IN $46,837

Lubbock, TX $46,816

Great Falls, MT $46,785

Alamogordo, NM $46,780

Abilene, TX $46,738

Rapid City, SD $46,669

Monroe, LA $46,669

Albany, GA $46,638

Huntington, WV $46,633

Jackson, MS $46,627

Greenville, MS $46,622

Parkersburg, WV $46,570

Montgomery, AL $46,559

Johnstown, PA $46,549

Springfield, MO $46,507

Biloxi, MS $46,481

Sumter, SC $46,370

Columbus, GA $46,365

Twin Falls, ID $46,334

Pascagoula, MS $46,266

Kingsport, TN $46,129

Gulfport, MS $46,113

Alexandria, LA $45,940

Fort Smith, AR $45,809

El Paso, TX $45,668

Helena, MT $45,600

Las Cruces, NM $45,432

Harlingen, TX $45,285

Pocatello, ID $45,238

Florence, AL $45,222

Brownsville, TX $45,211

Dothan, AL $45,128

Mcallen, TX $45,101

Columbus, MS $44,713

Altus, OK $44,472

Lawton, OK $44,372

Pierre, SD $44,184

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Demanded Skills for the Role:

Initiative (Mentioned in 9.04% Job Postings): Taking decisive action and initiating plans independently to address problems, improve professional life, and achieve goals.
CPR (Mentioned in 6.61% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
Bond (Mentioned in 2.56% Job Postings): Bonds are issued by borrowers to raise money from investors willing to lend them money for a certain amount of time.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Initiative	9.04%
CPR	6.61%
Bond	2.56%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Agent's salary.

Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Custodial: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Integrity	$56,639	8%
Accountability	$54,541	4%
Custodial	$54,541	4%
Law Enforcement	$54,017	3%
Initiative	$53,492	2%

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How Education impacts an Agent's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Agents enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Agent with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $46,708 and $49,951).

Agent Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Agent

No Diploma 7.4%

High School 44.2%

Associates 18.9%

Bachelors 25.8%

Masters 3.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	7.4%
High School	44.2%
Associates	18.9%
Bachelors	25.8%
Masters	3.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Agent Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Agent's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$48,272

Average $52,443/year

$56,974

$4,023

Average $4,370/month

$4,748

$928

Average $1,009/week

$1,096

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,974	$4,748	$1,096	$27
Average	$52,443	$4,370	$1,009	$25
25th Percentile	$48,272	$4,023	$928	$23

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Salary Trends for Agent

Salaries for an Agent can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $38,062 in 2023 to around $37,590 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Agent salary trends, .

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2024

$38,009

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2023	$38,062
2024	$38,009
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