Bottom quarter
$65K
Insurance Sales Agent Salary in Birmingham
Base pay and on-target total cash for a quota-carrying role. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Base salary
Median
$94K
Top quarter
$132K
Top 10%
$171K
Total earnings at quota (base + commission)
Bottom quarter
$72K
Median
$104K
Top quarter
$146K
Top 10%
$188K
Adjusted for Birmingham at 0.96× the national baseline. Total cash assumes 100% of quota — actual earnings vary by attainment. See the math →
What this number means.
Insurance Sales Agent in Birmingham pulls a median of $103,680 in total earnings at quota, with a top-quartile band reaching $145,998 and the strongest reps clearing $188,317. Base — your guaranteed floor before commission — sits around $94,080, with the top quarter of base offers landing at $132,480. Total earnings are base + commission at 100% of quota. Birmingham's cost-of-living tilt is 0.96× — the band reflects that. The number to anchor on for a counter is $145,998 in total earnings. That's where strong reps land — not where they ceiling.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$145,998 total earnings — top quarter for reps hitting quota in this market. This is the number you say first.
- Target$124,839 total earnings — where a fair counter lands. Above the middle of the pack, below the anchor.
- Floor$103,680 total earnings — below this, you're under the middle of the market. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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