SOC 41-3021 · Grand Island, NE metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Grand Island, NE

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Grand Island, Nebraska is $77,060 a year ($37.05 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,500: half of the 160 people in this job in the Grand Island, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$77,060average per year

$37.05 / hourMedian $74,500Take-home ≈ $60,415

  • $40K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $122K90th

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

160people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Nebraska metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Grand Island

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,080 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Grand Island earn between $49,070 and $92,880.

  • $40K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $122K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,060$6,422$37.05
Median$74,500$6,208$35.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,070$4,089$23.59
Experienced (75th percentile)$92,880$7,740$44.65

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

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Grand Island vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Grand Island earn about the same as the Nebraska average ($75,040) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is +20% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Grand Island$77,060$74,500$39,710$122,080160
Nebraska$75,040$61,590$37,500$125,9306,160
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 Grand Island

On the average salary of $77,060, a single filer in Grand Island takes home about $60,415 a year, or $5,035 a month and $2,324 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Grand Island area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.7), so the average $77,060 buys what about $88,925 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Island ($49,410). A typical home costs $260,422, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Nebraska cities

Grand Island ranks 1st of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Nebraska

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 Grand Island: questions

How much do insurance sales agents make an hour in Grand Island?

$37.05 an hour on average, and $35.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,415 a year ($5,035 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,060.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Grand Island 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 Grand Island, NE (24260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.5%.
  • 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 1.33, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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