State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: California vs District of Columbia
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In California, $57,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.8% — not 53.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-53.5%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-53.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $57,560
- p25
- $45,520
- p75
- $78,250
- p10
- $40,150
- p90
- $111,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
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.