SOC 41-3021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Insurance Sales Agents make in Chico, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Sales Agents in Chico, CA is $48,170. The 10th percentile is $39,940 and the 90th percentile is $124,270. Employment is 190.

Median annual wage

$48,170

10th percentile
$39,940
25th percentile
$46,820
Median
$48,170
75th percentile
$73,670
90th percentile
$124,270
Mean
$66,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Insurance Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $39,940 and the 90th percentile is $124,270. The difference is $84,330, which is 175.1% 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 $46,820 to the 75th at $73,670, covers $26,850.

The mean annual wage is $66,260, which sits above the median of $48,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chico, CA median is 22.7% lower than the national median of $62,280 for Insurance Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,600, which is 23.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 36.7% lower than the California median of $76,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chico, CA is 101.197, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Sales Agents at $47,600 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Sales Agents. Chico, CA ranks 15th of 16 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).).

  • Yuba City, CA is 35 miles away, with a median of $49,270 and employment of 120. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,269, against $47,600 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 68 miles away, with a median of $80,940 and employment of 2,780. That median is 68% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,879, against $47,600 here.
  • Redding, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $49,890 and employment of 160. That median is 3.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,551, against $47,600 here.

Employment share

Insurance Sales Agents accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Chico, CA (190 of 78,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (479,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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 Chico, CA · 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 Chico, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Insurance Sales Agents in Chico, CA is $48,170. The 10th percentile is $39,940 and the 90th percentile is $124,270. Employment is 190.

How does that compare with the national median for Insurance Sales Agents?

The local median is 22.7% lower than the national median of $62,280.

What is Insurance Sales Agents pay in Chico, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chico, CA is 101.197, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,170 is $47,600. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Chico, CA compare with nearby metros for Insurance Sales Agents?

Yuba City, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 35 miles away, at $49,270. Chico, CA ranks 15th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.