State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Alabama, $60,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.1% — not 50.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.8%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-39.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $60,890
- p25
- $38,890
- p75
- $89,400
- p10
- $24,750
- p90
- $236,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $123,770
- p25
- $44,180
- p75
- $123,770
- p10
- $38,450
- p90
- $129,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.