SOC 41-3021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Insurance Sales Agents make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Sales Agents in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $69,240. The 10th percentile is $37,150 and the 90th percentile is $163,800. Employment is 11,870.
Median annual wage
$69,240
- 10th percentile
- $37,150
- 25th percentile
- $47,900
- Median
- $69,240
- 75th percentile
- $100,490
- 90th percentile
- $163,800
- Mean
- $87,860
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Insurance Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $37,150 and the 90th percentile is $163,800. The difference is $126,650, which is 182.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,900 to the 75th at $100,490, covers $52,590.
The mean annual wage is $87,860, which sits above the median of $69,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 11.2% higher than the national median of $62,280 for Insurance Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,837, which is 7.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.7% higher than the Illinois median of $64,280.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Illinois, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Sales Agents at $66,837 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
38 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Sales Agents. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 13th of 39 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Kankakee, IL is 43 miles away, with a median of $58,340 and employment of 70. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,522, against $66,837 here.
- Niles, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $60,570 and employment of 170. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,573, against $66,837 here.
- Kenosha, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $73,400 and employment of 90. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,588, against $66,837 here.
Employment share
Insurance Sales Agents accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (11,870 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (479,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Insurance Sales Agents by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Insurance Sales Agents make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Sales Agents in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $69,240. The 10th percentile is $37,150 and the 90th percentile is $163,800. Employment is 11,870.
How does that compare with the national median for Insurance Sales Agents?
The local median is 11.2% higher than the national median of $62,280.
What is Insurance Sales Agents pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $69,240 is $66,837. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN compare with nearby metros for Insurance Sales Agents?
Kankakee, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $58,340. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 13th of 39 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.