Insurance Salary Survey

United States (with Canadian cuts)Edition: 2026Quote

The Insurance Salary Survey reports compensation data for 202 benchmark jobs related to underwriting annuities and insurance policies and investing premiums to build up a portfolio of financial assets to be used against future claims. The survey includes insurance agents and brokers; life insurance carriers; medical, dental and disability insurance carriers; property and casualty insurance carriers; and insurance support activities and services.

Incumbent-based, market-based pay data; submissions screened and normalized to common date — Annual; published in July. Effective data date March 31 of the given survey year. Data collection October–March

Base salaryShort-term incentivesBenefits

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Survey cycle

Annual

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1Participation opens
October
When employers can submit data
2Effective date
March 31
Data is reported “as of” this date
3Results published
July
When subscribers receive the dataset

Data collection runs October through March; effective date is March 31; published in July of the same survey year.

Positions in this report (202)

Benchmarks for these roles are included in Insurance Salary Survey. Click any position to see every report (from any vendor) that covers it.