Side-by-side distribution
Insurance Agent
$65,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 13.5%
- Live roles
- 245
Real Estate Agent
$138,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.9%
- Live roles
- 453
Highest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, Agent - Insurance
Licensed Life Insurance Sales Agent
Insurance Benefits Agent - Hillsborough County, FL
Insurance Benefits Agent - Hillsborough County, FL
Insurance Agent, Protect - West Coast Shift
Agent Trainee - Farmers Insurance
Licensed Insurance Sales Agent
Agent in Training- Farmers Insurance
Agent Apprentice - Farmers Insurance
Agent Apprentice - Farmers Insurance
Highest-paying jobs
Real Estate Senior Associate / Special Counsel ("Dirt" Focus)
Real Estate Associate / Special Counsel (Lender-Side Focus)
Vice President, Real Estate and Workplace
Real Estate Mid-Level / Senior Transactional Associate (Development Focus)
California Licensed Real Estate Agent
Florida Licensed Real Estate Sales Agent
California Licensed Real Estate Agent
Director of Real Estate, Legal
Real Estate Attorney
Real Estate Development Attorney
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Farmers District 40
|
$65,000 | 21 |
Silvur
|
$62,400 | 2 |
Steadily
|
$60,000 | 2 |
|
Sierra
|
$285,000 | 1 |
|
Ethos Life
|
$135,000 | 1 |
|
Horace Mann - Agent Opportunities
|
$83,000 | 1 |
|
Worksite Field Sales
|
$83,000 | 1 |
|
SoFi
|
$70,500 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
House Buyers of America
|
$180,000 | 15 |
Orchard
|
$137,500 | 13 |
Team Architects
|
$80,000 | 8 |
Compass
|
$175,000 | 5 |
|
Marshallreddick
|
$250,000 | 4 |
Anthropic
|
$230,000 | 4 |
|
Axiom Talent Platform
|
$214,750 | 4 |
Ascend Partner Firms
|
$152,500 | 4 |
Real Estate Agent salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $208,625 | 22 |
| San Francisco | $185,000 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $162,500 | 7 |
| Chicago | $122,500 | 6 |
Insurance Agent vs Real Estate Agent: which pays more?
The median for Insurance Agent is $65,000 per year (typically $60,000–$70,000), versus $138,750 for Real Estate Agent ($93,600–$186,250). That puts Real Estate Agent about 113% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Insurance Agent and Real Estate Agent are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.