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Insurance Sales Agents salary in Washington, DC

The median insurance sales agents in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $65,260 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,089 a month.

10th percentile
$42,480
25th percentile
$47,540
Median percentile
$65,260
75th percentile
$92,270
90th percentile
$139,540

Based on 4,030 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

$49,069 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,260
Federal income tax−$5,651
Social Security + Medicare−$4,992
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$5,547
Monthly take-home$4,089
Every two weeks$1,887

Does it go far here?

$59,935Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All insurance sales agents salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia