SOC 41-3021 · Odessa, TX metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Odessa, TX

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Odessa, Texas is $56,100 a year ($26.97 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,250: half of the 130 people in this job in the Odessa, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 31% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$56,100average per year

$26.97 / hourMedian $46,250Take-home ≈ $47,256

  • $30K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

130people in this job
-31%vs U.S. average
#22 of 26Texas metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Odessa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,450 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Odessa earn between $35,360 and $53,600.

  • $30K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,100$4,675$26.97
Median$46,250$3,854$22.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,360$2,947$17.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,600$4,467$25.77

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

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Odessa vs. Texas and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Odessa earn 20% less than the Texas average ($70,390) and 31% less than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is -26% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Odessa$56,100$46,250$30,260$101,450130
Texas$70,390$51,180$30,140$128,59047,060
United States$81,480$62,280$37,330$138,140479,100

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in Odessa

On the average salary of $56,100, a single filer in Odessa takes home about $47,256 a year, or $3,938 a month and $1,818 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 Odessa a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Odessa area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.9), so the average $56,100 buys what about $59,747 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Odessa ($48,590). A typical home costs $256,700, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Texas cities

Odessa ranks 22nd 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 Odessa: questions

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

$26.97 an hour on average, and $22.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $47,256 a year ($3,938 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,100. Texas has no state income tax.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Odessa than elsewhere?

The average here is 31% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

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 Odessa, TX (36220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).

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