SOC 41-3021 · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Olympia, WA

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Olympia, Washington is $83,660 a year ($40.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $66,150: half of the 480 people in this job in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 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).

$83,660average per year

$40.22 / hourMedian $66,150Take-home ≈ $67,685

  • $45K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $154K90th

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

480people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 11Washington metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Olympia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $154,190 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Olympia earn between $49,000 and $93,320.

  • $45K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $154K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,660$6,972$40.22
Median$66,150$5,512$31.80
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,000$4,083$23.56
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,320$7,777$44.87

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

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

Insurance sales agents in Olympia earn 8% more than the Washington average ($77,450) and about the same as the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Olympia$83,660$66,150$45,310$154,190480
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 Olympia

On the average salary of $83,660, a single filer in Olympia takes home about $67,685 a year, or $5,640 a month and $2,603 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Olympia a good place for insurance sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Olympia area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.7), so the average $83,660 buys what about $80,698 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Olympia ($61,960). A typical home costs $533,918, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Washington cities

Olympia ranks 1st of 11 Washington metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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 Olympia: questions

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

$40.22 an hour on average, and $31.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $67,685 a year ($5,640 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,660. 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 Olympia 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 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA (36500). 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 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 1.20, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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