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Insurance Sales Agents salary in San Diego, CA

The median insurance sales agents in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $77,020 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,802 a month.

10th percentile
$44,950
25th percentile
$60,820
Median percentile
$77,020
75th percentile
$101,340
90th percentile
$164,330

Based on 3,680 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$57,622 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,020
Federal income tax−$8,114
Social Security + Medicare−$5,892
California income tax (approx.)−$5,391
Monthly take-home$4,802
Every two weeks$2,216

Does it go far here?

$68,837Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

All insurance sales agents salaries · Take-home pay in California