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State comparison · 2025

Real Estate Sales Agents salary: Missouri vs New Jersey

Occupation

Real Estate Sales Agents in New Jersey earn a median of $99,990. In Missouri, $43,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.3% — not 56%.

Nominal pay gap
-56%
Missouri vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-47.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Missouri

Real Estate Sales Agents

Median
$43,960
p25
$37,180
p75
$63,600
p10
$30,160
p90
$104,770
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.8
See full breakdown for Missouri

New Jersey

Real Estate Sales Agents

Median
$99,990
p25
$63,000
p75
$111,990
p10
$47,130
p90
$124,990
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
108.8
See full breakdown for New Jersey

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.