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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Laredo, TX

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Laredo, TX: $37,040/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $28,110 – $77,120 · about 70 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$12,980 (-26%).

What it's really worth in Laredo

With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $37,040 has the buying power of about $41,938 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.

Full Laredo cost of living & taxes →

How Laredo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 157th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 146th.

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

What that salary buys in Laredo

A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — about 5.9× 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 $1,369/mo works out at 44% 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 Laredo.

MetroMedian payvs LaredoRent vs Laredo
New York, NY $103,960 +181% 2.6×
Buffalo, NY $83,670 +126% 1.1×
Rochester, NY $83,200 +125% 1.2×
Seattle, WA $80,950 +119% 1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

MetroMedian payvs LaredoRent vs Laredo
Houston, TX $50,670 +37% 1.2×
San Antonio, TX $49,670 +34%
Waco, TX $49,090 +33%
Tyler, TX $48,480 +31%

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 Laredo

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Laredo

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 167 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.