Best Cities for Insurance Sales Agentss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where insurance sales agentss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	WisconsinState	1.38	$79,450	$86,078	16%
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.37	$84,670	$85,095	21%
3	MinnesotaState	1.29	$78,640	$80,245	20%
4	Rhode IslandState	1.28	$79,930	$79,532	23%
5	South DakotaState	1.27	$71,990	$79,284	16%
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.26	$75,990	$78,502	26%
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.26	$81,540	$78,783	23%
8	WyomingState	1.24	$71,830	$77,237	16%
9	North DakotaState	1.23	$71,220	$76,911	16%
10	AlabamaState	1.21	$65,510	$75,212	18%
11	PennsylvaniaState	1.21	$73,370	$75,639	21%
12	New JerseyState	1.20	$81,640	$75,037	26%
13	District of ColumbiaState	1.19	$84,530	$73,955	30%
14	MassachusettsState	1.17	$79,300	$73,088	34%
15	New HampshireState	1.13	$74,370	$70,160	26%
16	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.13	$80,120	$70,590	38%
17	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.13	$65,410	$70,485	24%
18	ConnecticutState	1.12	$74,840	$69,554	25%
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.12	$63,580	$69,715	23%
20	New YorkState	1.11	$78,110	$69,431	28%
21	VermontState	1.11	$70,720	$68,995	24%
22	CaliforniaState	1.10	$76,120	$68,762	36%
23	KentuckyState	1.10	$60,880	$68,791	19%
24	IndianaState	1.09	$61,360	$67,801	21%
25	OhioState	1.09	$61,260	$67,765	20%
26	IowaState	1.08	$60,140	$67,422	19%
27	KansasState	1.08	$60,370	$67,078	21%
28	MichiganState	1.08	$61,900	$67,064	22%
29	NebraskaState	1.08	$61,590	$67,311	20%
30	MissouriState	1.07	$58,990	$66,580	21%
31	South CarolinaState	1.07	$61,350	$66,685	25%
32	ArkansasState	1.06	$56,720	$65,724	19%
33	GeorgiaState	1.06	$61,850	$66,221	27%
34	IllinoisState	1.06	$64,280	$65,996	24%
35	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.06	$76,870	$65,983	35%
36	ColoradoState	1.05	$68,730	$65,209	32%
37	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$62,490	$65,230	29%
38	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.04	$59,990	$64,854	24%
39	MontanaState	1.03	$62,040	$64,357	22%
40	MaineState	1.01	$62,920	$63,046	25%
41	North CarolinaState	1.00	$58,710	$62,193	27%
42	TennesseeState	1.00	$57,120	$62,426	26%
43	LouisianaState	0.99	$55,440	$61,532	23%
44	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.99	$60,820	$61,746	34%
45	ArizonaState	0.98	$61,560	$61,011	29%
46	UtahState	0.98	$61,230	$61,108	29%
47	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.98	$59,510	$61,224	32%
48	IdahoState	0.97	$58,510	$60,632	25%
49	OregonState	0.96	$61,680	$59,883	31%
50	FloridaState	0.95	$59,790	$58,906	35%
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.95	$57,140	$59,397	33%
52	HawaiiState	0.94	$64,170	$58,336	45%
53	VirginiaState	0.94	$60,520	$58,473	31%
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.93	$65,260	$57,855	37%
55	MississippiState	0.91	$47,930	$56,521	22%
56	WashingtonState	0.91	$61,040	$56,887	37%
57	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.90	$60,480	$56,104	36%
58	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.90	$51,450	$55,924	30%
59	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$60,260	$55,539	41%
60	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.88	$58,300	$55,104	35%
61	Columbus, OHMetro	0.88	$51,220	$54,781	30%
62	OklahomaState	0.87	$47,920	$54,147	24%
63	West VirginiaState	0.87	$45,480	$54,014	22%
64	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.87	$61,630	$53,920	43%
65	MarylandState	0.86	$58,300	$53,388	35%
66	TexasState	0.86	$51,180	$53,536	32%
67	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.85	$63,950	$53,203	59%
68	NevadaState	0.79	$49,100	$49,002	35%
69	New MexicoState	0.79	$45,180	$49,109	28%
70	AlaskaState	0.78	$50,500	$48,418	32%
71	DelawareState	0.74	$46,710	$46,248	35%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).