Pay by state · 48 states
Real Estate Agent Salary by State (2026)
Real Estate Sales Agents earn the most in District of Columbia at $123,770 a year and the least in Arkansas at $38,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $52,830. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $123,770District of Columbia
- National median
- $52,830BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $38,180Arkansas
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Real Estate Agent salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of real estate sales agents OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $123,770 | $44,180 | $123,770 | 590 | $112,620 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $102,990 | $58,030 | $156,810 | 8,660 | $95,431 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $99,990 | $63,000 | $111,990 | N/A | $91,898 |
| 4 | AKAlaska | $89,170 | $71,390 | $103,540 | 170 | $87,115 |
| 5 | NVNevada | $79,990 | $46,740 | $106,190 | 1,490 | $80,007 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $79,130 | $63,010 | $100,360 | 5,150 | $73,944 |
| 7 | MTMontana | $79,100 | $67,590 | $91,170 | 370 | $83,575 |
| 8 | NMNew Mexico | $76,170 | $56,880 | $111,390 | 550 | $82,603 |
| 9 | NDNorth Dakota | $73,920 | $38,200 | $91,120 | N/A | $83,094 |
| 10 | SDSouth Dakota | $65,170 | $47,960 | $77,070 | 640 | $73,567 |
| 11 | VAVirginia | $63,980 | $43,120 | $94,050 | 5,750 | $63,281 |
| 12 | COColorado | $63,670 | $37,040 | $95,360 | 6,120 | $61,784 |
| 13 | OROregon | $61,610 | $40,960 | $81,400 | 1,940 | $59,607 |
| 14 | ALAlabama | $60,890 | $38,890 | $89,400 | 1,580 | $68,552 |
| 15 | RIRhode Island | $60,310 | $41,890 | $68,530 | N/A | $58,966 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $59,220 | $38,060 | $61,790 | 6,030 | $59,245 |
| 17 | WVWest Virginia | $59,050 | $40,590 | $76,400 | 370 | $65,980 |
| 18 | AZArizona | $58,780 | $41,250 | $94,330 | 5,610 | $58,385 |
| 19 | KYKentucky | $58,610 | $39,570 | $76,040 | 1,120 | $65,007 |
| 20 | WIWisconsin | $58,120 | $45,210 | $72,000 | 5,680 | $61,767 |
| 21 | MIMichigan | $57,880 | $40,140 | $78,190 | 2,210 | $60,156 |
| 22 | NHNew Hampshire | $57,620 | $47,020 | $84,990 | 240 | $55,316 |
| 23 | CACalifornia | $57,560 | $45,520 | $78,250 | 17,500 | $51,987 |
| 24 | MEMaine | $56,930 | $33,780 | $78,630 | 740 | $58,660 |
| 25 | SCSouth Carolina | $56,580 | $39,990 | $97,470 | 4,930 | $60,353 |
| 26 | PAPennsylvania | $56,040 | $46,500 | $78,840 | 5,510 | $57,435 |
| 27 | MDMaryland | $52,630 | $43,070 | $77,990 | 2,940 | $50,143 |
| 28 | NCNorth Carolina | $51,240 | $39,740 | $99,890 | 7,960 | $54,322 |
| 29 | UTUtah | $50,720 | $37,120 | $60,090 | 4,240 | $51,303 |
| 30 | WYWyoming | $49,990 | $30,940 | $62,930 | 300 | $53,932 |
| 31 | FLFlorida | $49,310 | $39,330 | $79,990 | 26,790 | $47,682 |
| 32 | OKOklahoma | $47,980 | $35,160 | $73,220 | 3,710 | $54,620 |
| 33 | NENebraska | $47,240 | $47,070 | $61,710 | 1,400 | $52,429 |
| 34 | DEDelaware | $47,180 | $36,950 | $58,240 | 900 | $47,271 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $46,880 | $37,790 | $61,990 | 3,680 | $50,231 |
| 36 | CTConnecticut | $46,770 | $42,850 | $67,710 | N/A | $45,140 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $46,730 | $36,980 | $73,880 | 9,940 | $48,529 |
| 38 | MNMinnesota | $46,410 | $42,240 | $62,070 | 2,530 | $47,059 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $46,250 | $36,210 | $77,400 | 2,360 | $50,343 |
| 40 | OHOhio | $46,240 | $36,460 | $59,290 | 5,130 | $49,842 |
| 41 | HIHawaii | $46,220 | $43,810 | $64,890 | 690 | $42,037 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $45,850 | $31,110 | $62,350 | 1,940 | $51,980 |
| 43 | TXTexas | $45,740 | $36,920 | $74,660 | 22,250 | $47,127 |
| 44 | MOMissouri | $43,960 | $37,180 | $63,600 | 1,590 | $48,405 |
| 45 | IDIdaho | $39,820 | $30,280 | $54,690 | 1,170 | $41,699 |
| 46 | KSKansas | $39,770 | $36,990 | $51,000 | 1,450 | $44,156 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $39,550 | $29,050 | $61,290 | 670 | $45,484 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $38,180 | $30,640 | $86,260 | 1,640 | $43,917 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Real Estate Sales Agents, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $123,770, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $112,620.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Real Estate Agent pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Real Estate Sales Agents the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Real Estate Sales Agents at $123,770 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($102,990) and New Jersey ($99,990).
Which state pays Real Estate Sales Agents the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Real Estate Sales Agents at $38,180 a year, $85,590 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Real Estate Sales Agents earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $112,620 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $123,770. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.