SOC 41-3021 · Dalton, GA metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Dalton, GA

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Dalton, Georgia is $55,150 a year ($26.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,500: half of the 80 people in this job in the Dalton, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 33% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,440).

$55,150average per year

$26.51 / hourMedian $51,500Take-home ≈ $44,490

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-33%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 13Georgia metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Dalton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,270 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Dalton earn between $43,950 and $60,640.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,150$4,596$26.51
Median$51,500$4,292$24.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,950$3,662$21.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,640$5,053$29.15

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

Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in Dalton

On the average salary of $55,150, a single filer in Dalton takes home about $44,490 a year, or $3,707 a month and $1,711 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Dalton a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dalton area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.8), so the average $55,150 buys what about $61,384 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Dalton ($42,210). A typical home costs $250,372, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Georgia cities

Dalton ranks 13th of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($101,810).

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Georgia

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 Dalton: questions

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

$26.51 an hour on average, and $24.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,950, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,490 a year ($3,707 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,150.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Dalton than elsewhere?

The average here is 33% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,440).

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 Dalton, GA (19140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.40, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.40).

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