State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Illinois, $59,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 90.2% — not 109%.
Nominal pay gap
+109%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+90.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Illinois
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $59,220
- p25
- $38,060
- p75
- $61,790
- p10
- $35,830
- p90
- $79,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.