SOC 41-3021 · Anniston-Oxford, AL metro

Insurance Sales Agents Salary in Anniston, AL

The average salary for insurance sales agents in Anniston, Alabama is $103,760 a year ($49.88 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,200: half of the 90 people in this job in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% more than the U.S. average for this job ($81,480).

$103,760average per year

$49.88 / hourMedian $76,200Take-home ≈ $77,577

  • $36K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $145K75th
  • $223K90th

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

90people in this job
+27%vs U.S. average
#1 of 9Alabama metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insurance Sales Agents pay range in Anniston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $223,070 or more. The middle half of insurance sales agents in Anniston earn between $49,670 and $144,680.

  • $36K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $145K75th
  • $223K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$103,760$8,647$49.88
Median$76,200$6,350$36.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,670$4,139$23.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$144,680$12,057$69.56

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

Insurance Sales Agents pay in Anniston vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Insurance sales agents in Anniston earn 9% more than the Alabama average ($94,880) and 27% more than the U.S. average ($81,480). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $62,280.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Anniston$103,760$76,200$35,960$223,07090
Alabama$94,880$65,510$36,540$184,8007,430
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 Anniston

On the average salary of $103,760, a single filer in Anniston takes home about $77,577 a year, or $6,465 a month and $2,984 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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

Prices in the Anniston area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $103,760 buys what about $120,723 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Anniston ($42,680). A typical home costs $170,653, or 1.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insurance Sales Agents salary in other Alabama cities

Anniston ranks 1st of 9 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Insurance Sales Agents salaries in Alabama

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 Anniston: questions

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

$49.88 an hour on average, and $36.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $77,577 a year ($6,465 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $103,760. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do insurance sales agents earn more in Anniston than elsewhere?

The average here is 27% more 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 Anniston-Oxford, AL (11500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.9%.
  • 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). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).

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