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Insurance Sales Agent Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of insurance sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of insurance sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Insurance Sales Agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,640
25th Percentile Wage
$33,540
50th Percentile Wage
$45,620
75th Percentile Wage
$82,140
90th Percentile Wage
$129,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,640.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance sales agents from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$45,620
12.74% -31.32%
2016
$39,810
5.68% -
2015
$37,550
-30.04% -
2014
$48,830
-10.94% -
2013
$54,170
-10.60% -
2012
$59,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Insurance Sales Agent Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,620 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for insurance sales agents in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of insurance sales agents in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 40.1 percent (40.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington-Normal and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Bloomington-Normal
$76,190
Bloomington
$62,030
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$60,810
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$57,860
Champaign-Urbana
$51,460
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$49,010
Springfield
$48,410
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$45,620
Peoria
$45,480
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$45,410
Rockford
$45,040
Decatur
$44,690
Carbondale-Marion
$40,260
Kankakee-Bradley
$38,550
Danville
$38,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,290