State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In Washington, $79,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.3% — not 56.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.4%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+52.3%
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
Washington
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $79,130
- p25
- $63,010
- p75
- $100,360
- p10
- $48,680
- p90
- $114,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.