State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: New Jersey vs Texas
Real Estate Sales Agents in New Jersey earn a median of $99,990. In Texas, $45,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.1% — not 118.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+118.6%
New Jersey vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+95.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Texas
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $45,740
- p25
- $36,920
- p75
- $74,660
- p10
- $29,110
- p90
- $120,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.