State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: Louisiana vs New York
Real Estate Sales Agents in New York earn a median of $102,990. In Louisiana, $45,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.5% — not 55.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-55.5%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-45.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $45,850
- p25
- $31,110
- p75
- $62,350
- p10
- $20,210
- p90
- $86,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
New York
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $102,990
- p25
- $58,030
- p75
- $156,810
- p10
- $48,350
- p90
- $178,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.