SOC 41-3021 · Minot, ND metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Minot, ND

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Minot, North Dakota is $83,410 a year ($40.10 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $71,040: half of the 120 people in this job in the Minot, ND metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$83,410average per year

$40.10 / hourMedian $71,040Take-home ≈ $67,163

  • $47K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $155K90th

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

120people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4North Dakota metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Minot

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $154,690 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Minot earn between $59,180 and $89,830.

  • $47K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $71KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $155K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,410$6,951$40.10
Median$71,040$5,920$34.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,180$4,932$28.45
Experienced (75th percentile)$89,830$7,486$43.19

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

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Minot vs. North Dakota and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Minot earn 7% less than the North Dakota average ($89,710) and about the same as the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Minot$83,410$71,040$46,560$154,690120
North Dakota$89,710$71,220$46,770$161,1301,460
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 Minot

On the average salary of $83,410, a single filer in Minot takes home about $67,163 a year, or $5,597 a month and $2,583 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Minot a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Minot area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $83,410 buys what about $95,843 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Minot ($48,940). A typical home costs $268,181, or 3.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other North Dakota cities

Minot ranks 3rd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for this job; Fargo pays the most ($92,630).

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in North Dakota

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 Minot: questions

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

$40.10 an hour on average, and $34.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $67,163 a year ($5,597 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,410.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Minot than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Minot, ND (33500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.6%.
  • 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 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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