State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Tennessee, $46,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 123.8% — not 167.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+167.6%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+123.8%
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
Tennessee
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $46,250
- p25
- $36,210
- p75
- $77,400
- p10
- $32,160
- p90
- $92,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.