State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In New Jersey, $99,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.8%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
New Jersey
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $99,990
- p25
- $63,000
- p75
- $111,990
- p10
- $47,130
- p90
- $124,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.