Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $68K, rent takes 28.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,260/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travels typically earn — is $43K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,606/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $68K locally vs. $70K nationally, a 3% difference.

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area pays $68K median vs. the U.S. average of $70K — that’s -3%.

The median is $67,830 a year, that works out to about $33 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $43,440, and experienced sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travels can clear $115,520. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,402/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,260/month, which eats 28.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Connecticut nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salary is worth about $67,830 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.