State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Virginia, $63,980. After cost-of-living, the gap is 78% — not 93.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+93.5%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+78%
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
Virginia
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $63,980
- p25
- $43,120
- p75
- $94,050
- p10
- $36,610
- p90
- $122,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.