State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Maryland, $52,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 124.7% — not 135.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+135.2%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+124.7%
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
Maryland
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $52,630
- p25
- $43,070
- p75
- $77,990
- p10
- $37,370
- p90
- $99,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.