How much do Insurance Sales Agents make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $35,140 and the 90th percentile is $77,250. The difference is $42,110, which is 111.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $35,240 to the 75th at $48,790, covers $13,550.

The mean annual wage is $49,380, which sits above the median of $37,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 39.5% lower than the national median of $62,280 for Insurance Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,855, which is 29.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32.1% lower than the Louisiana median of $55,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Charles, LA is 85.852, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Sales Agents at $43,855 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Sales Agents. Lake Charles, LA ranks 11th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 61 miles away, with a median of $37,530 and employment of 310. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,679, against $43,855 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 63 miles away, with a median of $60,490 and employment of 760. That median is 60.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,362, against $43,855 here.
• Alexandria, LA is 97 miles away, with a median of $49,940 and employment of 230. That median is 32.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,283, against $43,855 here.

Employment share

Insurance Sales Agents accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (270 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (479,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.