Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Los Angeles, CA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Los Angeles, CA: $57,180/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,830 – $113,820 · about 6,800 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$7,160 (+14%).

What it's really worth in Los Angeles

With Los Angeles's cost of living at 115 (US=100), that $57,180 has the buying power of about $49,830 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $89,105 · median home $968,608 · median rent $2,909/mo.

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How Los Angeles ranks for this job

On raw pay, Los Angeles, CA is 56th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Los Angeles's cost of living is applied, it ranks 99th.

The headline number flatters Los Angeles. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, real estate sales agents here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Los Angeles

A median home in Los Angeles, CA costs $968,608 — about 16.9× 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 $2,909/mo works out at 61% 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 Los Angeles.

Metro	Median pay	vs Los Angeles	Rent vs Los Angeles
New York, NY	$103,960	+82%	1.2×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+46%	0.5×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+46%	0.5×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+42%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Los Angeles	Rent vs Los Angeles
Oxnard, CA	$79,720	+39%	1×
San Diego, CA	$72,550	+27%	1×
San Jose, CA	$65,370	+14%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$65,190	+14%	1.1×

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

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