SOC 41-3021 · Niles, MI metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Niles, MI

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Niles, Michigan is $77,210 a year ($37.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,570: half of the 170 people in this job in the Niles, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$77,210average per year

$37.12 / hourMedian $60,570Take-home ≈ $60,112

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $134K90th

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

170people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#5 of 15Michigan metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Niles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,770 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Niles earn between $47,020 and $84,300.

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $134K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,210$6,434$37.12
Median$60,570$5,048$29.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,020$3,918$22.61
Experienced (75th percentile)$84,300$7,025$40.53

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

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

Insurance sales agents in Niles earn about the same as the Michigan average ($77,260) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Niles$77,210$60,570$36,890$133,770170
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 Niles

On the average salary of $77,210, a single filer in Niles takes home about $60,112 a year, or $5,009 a month and $2,312 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 Niles a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Niles area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $77,210 buys what about $83,588 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Niles ($45,980). A typical home costs $282,443, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Michigan cities

Niles ranks 5th 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 Niles: questions

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

$37.12 an hour on average, and $29.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,112 a year ($5,009 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,210.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Niles than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% 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 Niles, MI (35660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.2%.
  • 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 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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