SOC 41-3021 · Springfield, IL metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Springfield, IL

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Springfield, Illinois is $68,180 a year ($32.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,840: half of the 260 people in this job in the Springfield, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,440).

$68,180average per year

$32.78 / hourMedian $60,840Take-home ≈ $53,561

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $119K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

260people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 8Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $119,300 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Springfield earn between $38,590 and $71,030.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $119K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,180$5,682$32.78
Median$60,840$5,070$29.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,590$3,216$18.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,030$5,919$34.15

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

Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $68,180, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $53,561 a year, or $4,463 a month and $2,060 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $68,180 buys what about $73,513 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 4th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Bloomington pays the most ($95,420).

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Illinois

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 Springfield: questions

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

$32.78 an hour on average, and $29.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,561 a year ($4,463 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,180.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Springfield than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% 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 Springfield, IL (44100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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