SOC 41-3021 · Reno, NV metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Reno, NV

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Reno, Nevada is $66,960 a year ($32.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,130: half of the 670 people in this job in the Reno, NV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,440).

$66,960average per year

$32.19 / hourMedian $51,130Take-home ≈ $55,936

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

670people in this job
-19%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Nevada metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,780 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Reno earn between $45,310 and $60,890.

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $78K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,960$5,580$32.19
Median$51,130$4,261$24.58
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,310$3,776$21.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,890$5,074$29.27

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

Insurance Sales Agents salary after taxes in Reno

On the average salary of $66,960, a single filer in Reno takes home about $55,936 a year, or $4,661 a month and $2,151 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $66,960 buys what about $66,288 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Nevada cities

Reno ranks 1st of 3 Nevada metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Nevada

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 Reno: questions

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

$32.19 an hour on average, and $24.58 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,936 a year ($4,661 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,960. Nevada has no state income tax.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Reno than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% 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 Reno, NV (39900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 19.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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