SOC 47-2051 · 111,680 employed · $43,740 to $77,450
Licensed Independent Agent · NPN #22052447 · 21 States
Median pay ranges from $43,740 to $77,450 depending on the state. Inside Texas the spread is wider still: $36,160 at the 10th percentile, $58,770 at the 90th.
No earnings level reported in Texas reaches the cliff. That threshold rises with household size, so a family clears it later than a single filer.
| Earnings level in Texas | Annual wage | Where that lands for 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,160 | Under 250% FPL — credits plus cost-sharing reductions |
| 25th percentile | $39,110 | Under 250% FPL — credits plus cost-sharing reductions |
| Median | $46,730 | Under 400% FPL — premium tax credit |
| 75th percentile | $50,820 | Under 400% FPL — premium tax credit |
| 90th percentile | $58,770 | Under 400% FPL — premium tax credit |
| State | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Employed | Benchmark @40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $42,930 | $53,910 | $77,450 | $101,200 | $106,640 | 5,980 | $646/mo |
| Wisconsin | $46,140 | $54,070 | $63,490 | $79,070 | $85,840 | 4,570 | $611/mo |
| Ohio | $43,250 | $48,540 | $62,050 | $73,580 | $78,810 | 5,870 | $513/mo |
| Colorado | $45,710 | $51,280 | $60,710 | $65,250 | $73,100 | 5,090 | $557/mo |
| Nevada | $42,070 | $48,850 | $60,560 | $71,610 | $82,770 | 3,070 | $497/mo |
| Indiana | $41,540 | $47,840 | $59,280 | $66,150 | $77,050 | 4,580 | $474/mo |
| Michigan | $39,450 | $47,270 | $59,170 | $64,790 | $77,900 | 5,500 | $523/mo |
| Utah | $44,860 | $47,290 | $55,540 | $61,650 | $66,160 | 5,700 | $640/mo |
| Kansas | $38,660 | $46,530 | $50,640 | $61,620 | $76,300 | 3,730 | $670/mo |
| Maryland | $35,710 | $40,070 | $49,390 | $60,210 | $74,330 | 2,650 | $414/mo |
| Virginia | $36,840 | $42,790 | $48,510 | $58,520 | $65,790 | 4,550 | $455/mo |
| Nebraska | $39,890 | $45,830 | $48,070 | $59,230 | $61,900 | 3,410 | $710/mo |
| South Carolina | $33,610 | $38,390 | $47,430 | $54,500 | $62,370 | 1,770 | $564/mo |
| North Carolina | $36,570 | $40,430 | $47,370 | $50,870 | $58,130 | 4,170 | $638/mo |
| Georgia | $35,830 | $38,700 | $47,230 | $55,210 | $61,430 | 2,640 | $615/mo |
| Oklahoma | $37,300 | $39,970 | $46,940 | $49,750 | $57,250 | 2,740 | $604/mo |
| Texas | $36,160 | $39,110 | $46,730 | $50,820 | $58,770 | 23,820 | $661/mo |
| Florida | $35,890 | $39,140 | $46,460 | $54,830 | $74,940 | 15,000 | $683/mo |
| Arkansas | $32,000 | $38,030 | $46,020 | $47,900 | $57,590 | 2,530 | $774/mo |
| South Dakota | $36,100 | $38,330 | $45,150 | $53,780 | $62,000 | 2,270 | $655/mo |
| Alabama | $31,780 | $35,730 | $43,740 | $53,430 | $60,550 | 2,040 | $645/mo |
BLS surveys wage and salary workers, so these exclude the self-employed. For an owner-operator they are a benchmark for the trade in that state, not your own net income.
Wages: BLS OEWS May 2024, SOC 47-2051, state percentiles, bls.gov/oes, retrieved 2026-08-03, reproduced unmodified. Cliff: 400% of the 2025 HHS poverty guideline (90 FR 5917). Premiums: CMS PY2026 Landscape file. Data: CSV · JSON.