Real Estate Sales Agents salary in El Paso, TX

Median pay for real estate sales agents in El Paso, TX: $35,810/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $25,640 – $106,140 · about 500 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$14,210 (-28%).

What it's really worth in El Paso

With El Paso's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $35,810 has the buying power of about $39,445 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,344 · median home $232,910 · median rent $1,520/mo.

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How El Paso ranks for this job

On raw pay, El Paso, TX is 162nd of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once El Paso's cost of living is applied, it ranks 160th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so El Paso sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in El Paso

A median home in El Paso, TX costs $232,910 — about 6.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,520/mo works out at 51% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where real estate sales agents earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to El Paso.

Metro	Median pay	vs El Paso	Rent vs El Paso
New York, NY	$103,960	+190%	2.3×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+134%	1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+132%	1.1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+126%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs El Paso	Rent vs El Paso
Houston, TX	$50,670	+41%	1.1×
San Antonio, TX	$49,670	+39%	0.9×
Waco, TX	$49,090	+37%	0.9×
Tyler, TX	$48,480	+35%	0.9×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires real estate sales agents around El Paso

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Charles Schwab · Finance

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