Best states for an inside sales agent

Q: What is the best state for inside sales agents?

The best state to be an inside sales agent is Rhode Island based on inside sales agent salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for inside sales agents?

The highest paying state for inside sales agents is Georgia based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for inside sales agents?

The worst state for inside sales agents is Georgia, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you want to become an inside sales agent at Humana, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for inside sales agents that you can check out, before you begin your journey. As inside sales agents are popular in the U.S., we wanted to bring you a list of the best states for inside sales agents. In case you are trying to decide where to start your career as an inside sales agent, or if you are considering moving to a different city or state, we got you covered.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for inside sales agents. Rhode Island is the best state for inside sales agents, where the median salary is $64,291.Rhode Island is the best state, and Babylon is the city with the highest pay for inside sales agents.

10 best states for inside sales agents in 2026

1. Rhode Island
Total inside sales agent jobs: 519
Average annual salary: $64,291
Lowest 10 percent earn: $39,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $104,000
Location Quotient:
1.48
Inside sales agent jobs in Rhode Island
2. New York
Total inside sales agent jobs: 4,571
Average annual salary: $71,301
Lowest 10 percent earn: $43,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $117,000
Location Quotient:
1.24
Inside sales agent jobs in New York
3. New Jersey
Total inside sales agent jobs: 3,403
Average annual salary: $61,413
Lowest 10 percent earn: $37,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $100,000
Location Quotient:
1.49
Inside sales agent jobs in New Jersey
4. Delaware
Total inside sales agent jobs: 405
Average annual salary: $64,508
Lowest 10 percent earn: $38,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $107,000
Location Quotient:
1.12
Inside sales agent jobs in Delaware
5. Connecticut
Total inside sales agent jobs: 1,153
Average annual salary: $61,800
Lowest 10 percent earn: $37,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $101,000
Location Quotient:
1.21
Inside sales agent jobs in Connecticut
6. Kansas
Total inside sales agent jobs: 863
Average annual salary: $66,267
Lowest 10 percent earn: $41,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $105,000
Location Quotient:
0.99
Inside sales agent jobs in Kansas
7. Minnesota
Total inside sales agent jobs: 1,788
Average annual salary: $65,358
Lowest 10 percent earn: $41,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $103,000
Location Quotient:
0.93
Inside sales agent jobs in Minnesota
8. Ohio
Total inside sales agent jobs: 4,429
Average annual salary: $51,852
Lowest 10 percent earn: $31,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $85,000
Location Quotient:
1.5
Inside sales agent jobs in Ohio
9. New Hampshire
Total inside sales agent jobs: 537
Average annual salary: $57,387
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $92,000
Location Quotient:
1.07
Inside sales agent jobs in New Hampshire
10. North Carolina
Total inside sales agent jobs: 2,808
Average annual salary: $58,138
Lowest 10 percent earn: $34,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $96,000
Location Quotient:
1.01
Inside sales agent jobs in North Carolina

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How Zippia determines the best states to be an inside sales agent

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Detailed list of the best states for an inside sales agent

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Rhode Island	$64,291	$39,000	1,059,639	519
2	New York	$71,301	$43,000	19,849,399	4,571
3	New Jersey	$61,413	$37,000	9,005,644	3,403
4	Delaware	$64,508	$38,000	961,939	405
5	Connecticut	$61,800	$37,000	3,588,184	1,153
6	Kansas	$66,267	$41,000	2,913,123	863
7	Minnesota	$65,358	$41,000	5,576,606	1,788
8	Ohio	$51,852	$31,000	11,658,609	4,429
9	New Hampshire	$57,387	$35,000	1,342,795	537
10	North Carolina	$58,138	$34,000	10,273,419	2,808
11	Illinois	$55,924	$34,000	12,802,023	3,879
12	Kentucky	$58,631	$35,000	4,454,189	878
13	Massachusetts	$55,374	$34,000	6,859,819	3,130
14	Vermont	$51,989	$32,000	623,657	298
15	Missouri	$52,562	$32,000	6,113,532	1,957
16	Washington	$60,444	$39,000	7,405,743	0
17	Oregon	$52,714	$33,000	4,142,776	1,521
18	Indiana	$52,118	$31,000	6,666,818	1,944
19	North Dakota	$53,510	$35,000	755,393	244
20	Nebraska	$49,593	$31,000	1,920,076	792
21	Nevada	$50,593	$30,000	2,998,039	703
22	Pennsylvania	$46,884	$28,000	12,805,537	5,431
23	Maine	$50,890	$31,000	1,335,907	410
24	California	$54,933	$33,000	39,536,653	9,179
25	Maryland	$53,831	$32,000	6,052,177	1,941
26	South Dakota	$49,817	$32,000	869,666	299
27	Michigan	$49,053	$29,000	9,962,311	2,251
28	Louisiana	$47,651	$28,000	4,684,333	1,040
29	Alaska	$55,961	$48,000	739,795	137
30	Virginia	$53,753	$31,000	8,470,020	0
31	Idaho	$47,370	$30,000	1,716,943	546
32	Arizona	$46,255	$28,000	7,016,270	2,130
33	Texas	$51,036	$30,000	28,304,596	0
34	Montana	$45,955	$30,000	1,050,493	445
35	Arkansas	$46,874	$28,000	3,004,279	802
36	Utah	$44,990	$28,000	3,101,833	1,148
37	Florida	$45,517	$28,000	20,984,400	6,007
38	District of Columbia	$53,791	$32,000	693,972	306
39	West Virginia	$46,845	$28,000	1,815,857	0
40	Oklahoma	$46,460	$28,000	3,930,864	867
41	Tennessee	$42,345	$25,000	6,715,984	2,028
42	Wisconsin	$43,865	$27,000	5,795,483	1,793
43	Iowa	$44,516	$28,000	3,145,711	979
44	Hawaii	$46,579	$40,000	1,427,538	197
45	Colorado	$45,994	$29,000	5,607,154	1,680
46	South Carolina	$42,116	$25,000	5,024,369	1,429
47	Alabama	$41,326	$25,000	4,874,747	1,406
48	New Mexico	$45,037	$27,000	2,088,070	500
49	Mississippi	$41,813	$25,000	2,984,100	630
50	Wyoming	$43,062	$28,000	579,315	0
51	Georgia	$40,857	$24,000	10,429,379	2,908

Highest paying states for inside sales agents

Rank	State	Avg. Inside Sales Agent Salary
1	Rhode Island	$64,291
2	New York	$71,301
3	New Jersey	$61,413
4	Delaware	$64,508
5	Connecticut	$61,800
6	Kansas	$66,267
7	Minnesota	$65,358
8	Ohio	$51,852
9	New Hampshire	$57,387
10	North Carolina	$58,138
11	Illinois	$55,924
12	Kentucky	$58,631
13	Massachusetts	$55,374
14	Vermont	$51,989
15	Missouri	$52,562
16	Washington	$60,444
17	Oregon	$52,714
18	Indiana	$52,118
19	North Dakota	$53,510
20	Nebraska	$49,593
21	Nevada	$50,593
22	Pennsylvania	$46,884
23	Maine	$50,890
24	California	$54,933
25	Maryland	$53,831
26	South Dakota	$49,817
27	Michigan	$49,053
28	Louisiana	$47,651
29	Alaska	$55,961
30	Virginia	$53,753
31	Idaho	$47,370
32	Arizona	$46,255
33	Texas	$51,036
34	Montana	$45,955
35	Arkansas	$46,874
36	Utah	$44,990
37	Florida	$45,517
38	District of Columbia	$53,791
39	West Virginia	$46,845
40	Oklahoma	$46,460
41	Tennessee	$42,345
42	Wisconsin	$43,865
43	Iowa	$44,516
44	Hawaii	$46,579
45	Colorado	$45,994
46	South Carolina	$42,116
47	Alabama	$41,326
48	New Mexico	$45,037
49	Mississippi	$41,813
50	Wyoming	$43,062
51	Georgia	$40,857

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Total inside sales agent jobs:	519
Average annual salary:	$64,291
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$39,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$104,000
Location Quotient:	1.48

Best states for an inside sales agent

10 best states for inside sales agents in 2026

1. Rhode Island

2. New York

3. New Jersey

4. Delaware

5. Connecticut

6. Kansas

7. Minnesota

8. Ohio

9. New Hampshire

10. North Carolina