State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Montana, $79,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.7% — not 56.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.5%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.7%
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
Montana
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $79,100
- p25
- $67,590
- p75
- $91,170
- p10
- $49,010
- p90
- $194,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.