State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Michigan, $57,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 87.2% — not 113.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+113.8%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+87.2%
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
Michigan
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $57,880
- p25
- $40,140
- p75
- $78,190
- p10
- $31,590
- p90
- $104,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.