Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for real estate sales agents

District of Columbia leads at $123,770 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
District of Columbia$123,770$44,180–$123,770
New York$102,990$58,030–$156,810
Alaska$89,170$71,390–$103,540
Nevada$79,990$46,740–$106,190
Washington$79,130$63,010–$100,360
Montana$79,100$67,590–$91,170
New Mexico$76,170$56,880–$111,390
South Dakota$65,170$47,960–$77,070
Virginia$63,980$43,120–$94,050
Colorado$63,670$37,040–$95,360
Oregon$61,610$40,960–$81,400
Alabama$60,890$38,890–$89,400
Illinois$59,220$38,060–$61,790
West Virginia$59,050$40,590–$76,400
Arizona$58,780$41,250–$94,330
Kentucky$58,610$39,570–$76,040
Wisconsin$58,120$45,210–$72,000
Michigan$57,880$40,140–$78,190
New Hampshire$57,620$47,020–$84,990
California$57,560$45,520–$78,250
Maine$56,930$33,780–$78,630
South Carolina$56,580$39,990–$97,470
Pennsylvania$56,040$46,500–$78,840
Maryland$52,630$43,070–$77,990
North Carolina$51,240$39,740–$99,890
Utah$50,720$37,120–$60,090
Wyoming$49,990$30,940–$62,930
Florida$49,310$39,330–$79,990
Oklahoma$47,980$35,160–$73,220
Nebraska$47,240$47,070–$61,710
Delaware$47,180$36,950–$58,240
Indiana$46,880$37,790–$61,990
Georgia$46,730$36,980–$73,880
Minnesota$46,410$42,240–$62,070
Tennessee$46,250$36,210–$77,400
Ohio$46,240$36,460–$59,290
Hawaii$46,220$43,810–$64,890
Louisiana$45,850$31,110–$62,350
Texas$45,740$36,920–$74,660
Missouri$43,960$37,180–$63,600
Idaho$39,820$30,280–$54,690
Kansas$39,770$36,990–$51,000
Mississippi$39,550$29,050–$61,290
Arkansas$38,180$30,640–$86,260

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.