State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In North Carolina, $51,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 107.3% — not 141.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+141.5%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+107.3%
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
North Carolina
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $51,240
- p25
- $39,740
- p75
- $99,890
- p10
- $27,940
- p90
- $126,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.