State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Louisiana, $45,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 116.6% — not 169.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+169.9%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+116.6%
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
Louisiana
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $45,850
- p25
- $31,110
- p75
- $62,350
- p10
- $20,210
- p90
- $86,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.