SOC 41-3021 · Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Kalamazoo, Michigan is $74,300 a year ($35.72 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,950: half of the 240 people in this job in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$74,300average per year

$35.72 / hourMedian $60,950Take-home ≈ $58,189

  • $38K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

240people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#8 of 15Michigan metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Kalamazoo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,020 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Kalamazoo earn between $38,700 and $81,690.

  • $38K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,300$6,192$35.72
Median$60,950$5,079$29.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,700$3,225$18.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,690$6,808$39.27

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

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Kalamazoo vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Kalamazoo earn 4% less than the Michigan average ($77,260) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kalamazoo$74,300$60,950$38,320$130,020240
Michigan$77,260$61,900$38,350$131,18012,160
United States$81,480$62,280$37,330$138,140479,100

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in Kalamazoo

On the average salary of $74,300, a single filer in Kalamazoo takes home about $58,189 a year, or $4,849 a month and $2,238 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Kalamazoo a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kalamazoo area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.8), so the average $74,300 buys what about $78,342 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Kalamazoo ($48,510). A typical home costs $279,752, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Michigan cities

Kalamazoo ranks 8th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Monroe pays the most ($87,470).

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Michigan

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 Kalamazoo: questions

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

$35.72 an hour on average, and $29.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,189 a year ($4,849 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,300.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Kalamazoo than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (28020). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

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