Hello all! I'm new here, so I apologize if I'm doing something incorrect. I've been a licensed producer for the last 18 years. I started this fresh out of high school when I was 18 and I've never done anything else. I've held two producer jobs - One in SC for 13 years with the same office in a small town (1.5mil agency) and one in MS for 5 years. I pretty much held the same position with both. I'm the Office Manager - I am licensed with all lines of business in SC. I handle most all new business that walks in the door, I field most of the phone calls, handle the payments, deposits and balancing. Basically, I take care of the office and my customers. My Agent is getting ready to retire and unfortunately, our company guidelines will not permit me to take over the agency. My Agent has always been stingy on the pay scale and I finally convinced him last year that I should be paid commission for business I write. Because of this, I'm quite sure that I'm not being paid what I'm actually worth, or at least in the same bracket as most people in my position. The advice I'm looking for is this: as experienced agents and producers, what would you pay someone with my experience and background - or what should I be asking for?