State comparison · 2025
Real Estate Sales Agents salary: New York vs West Virginia
Real Estate Sales Agents in New York earn a median of $102,990. In West Virginia, $59,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.7% — not 74.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.4%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+44.7%
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
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.