State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: New Jersey vs West Virginia
Real Estate Sales Agents in New Jersey earn a median of $99,990. In West Virginia, $59,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 69.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.3%
New Jersey vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
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
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.