State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Real Estate Sales Agents in District of Columbia earn a median of $123,770. In West Virginia, $59,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 70.7% — not 109.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+70.7%
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
West Virginia
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $59,050
- p25
- $40,590
- p75
- $76,400
- p10
- $32,180
- p90
- $97,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.