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

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $53K, rent takes 45.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,616/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,100/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travels typically earn — is $31K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,835/month.

Local pay runs 24% below the national median — $53K here vs. $70K nationally.

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area pays $53K median vs. the U.S. average of $70K — that’s -24%.

The median is $53,250 a year, that works out to about $26 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $30,580, and experienced sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travels can clear $123,780. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,523/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,616/month, which eats 45.9% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Northwest Virginia 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 $53,250 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.