SOC 41-3021 · Jackson, MS metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Jackson, MS

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Jackson, Mississippi is $90,760 a year ($43.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,310: half of the 760 people in this job in the Jackson, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$90,760average per year

$43.64 / hourMedian $76,310Take-home ≈ $69,781

  • $29K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $154K90th

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

760people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Mississippi metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $154,350 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Jackson earn between $50,510 and $98,280.

  • $29K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $98K75th
  • $154K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,760$7,563$43.63
Median$76,310$6,359$36.69
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,510$4,209$24.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,280$8,190$47.25

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

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Jackson vs. Mississippi and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Jackson earn 34% more than the Mississippi average ($67,790) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is +23% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jackson$90,760$76,310$28,510$154,350760
Mississippi$67,790$47,930$31,910$104,4803,210
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 Jackson

On the average salary of $90,760, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $69,781 a year, or $5,815 a month and $2,684 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Jackson a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jackson area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.0), so the average $90,760 buys what about $101,923 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Mississippi cities

Jackson ranks 1st of 2 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Mississippi

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 Jackson: questions

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

$43.64 an hour on average, and $36.69 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $69,781 a year ($5,815 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,760.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Jackson than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% more 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 Jackson, MS (27140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.8%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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