State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: New York vs North Dakota
Real Estate Sales Agents in New York earn a median of $102,990. In North Dakota, $73,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.3%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+14.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Dakota
Real Estate Sales Agents
- Median
- $73,920
- p25
- $38,200
- p75
- $91,120
- p10
- $36,500
- p90
- $115,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.