State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In South Dakota, $65,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.1% — not 89.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.9%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+53.1%
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
South Dakota
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $65,170
- p25
- $47,960
- p75
- $77,070
- p10
- $45,970
- p90
- $110,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.