SOC 41-3021 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Mount Vernon, Washington is $72,350 a year ($34.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,800: half of the 110 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$72,350average per year

$34.78 / hourMedian $59,800Take-home ≈ $59,728

  • $46K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $126K90th

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

110people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#5 of 11Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,880 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Mount Vernon earn between $47,010 and $81,800.

  • $46K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $126K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,350$6,029$34.78
Median$59,800$4,983$28.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,010$3,918$22.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,800$6,817$39.33

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

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Mount Vernon vs. Washington and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Mount Vernon earn 7% less than the Washington average ($77,450) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mount Vernon$72,350$59,800$46,420$125,880110
Washington$77,450$61,040$44,140$128,68010,500
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 Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $72,350, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $59,728 a year, or $4,977 a month and $2,297 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $72,350 buys what about $70,625 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Washington cities

Mount Vernon ranks 5th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Olympia pays the most ($83,660).

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Washington

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 Mount Vernon: questions

How much do insurance sales agents make an hour in Mount Vernon?

$34.78 an hour on average, and $28.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $59,728 a year ($4,977 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,350. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Mount Vernon than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.2%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.66, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.66).

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