The annual salary statistics of insurance sales agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of insurance sales agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for insurance sales agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of insurance sales agents from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $36,770 | -17.43% | -8.16% |
| 2020 | $43,180 | 3.84% | - |
| 2019 | $41,520 | -8.62% | - |
| 2018 | $45,100 | -1.26% | - |
| 2017 | $45,670 | 8.08% | - |
| 2015 | $41,980 | 17.96% | - |
| 2014 | $34,440 | -22.39% | - |
| 2013 | $42,150 | 5.65% | - |
| 2012 | $39,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,770, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is the lowest paying city for insurance sales agents in state of West Virginia, following city of Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $67,770). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of insurance sales agents in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is about 45.7 percent (45.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cumberland | |
| Charleston | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Morgantown | |
| Winchester | |
| Beckley | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Wheeling | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna |