Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Mobile, AL

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Mobile, AL: $59,120/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,870 – $107,680

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$9,100 (+18%).

What it's really worth in Mobile

With Mobile's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $59,120 has the buying power of about $66,623 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,247 · median home $197,857 · median rent $1,323/mo.

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How Mobile ranks for this job

On raw pay, Mobile, AL is 47th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Mobile's cost of living is applied, it ranks 23rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Mobile is one of the places where real estate sales agents gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Mobile

A median home in Mobile, AL costs $197,857 — about 3.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,323/mo works out at 27% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

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 Mobile.

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
New York, NY	$103,960	+76%	2.6×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+42%	1.1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+41%	1.2×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+37%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
Tuscaloosa, AL	$60,170	+2%	1.1×
Huntsville, AL	$58,820	−1%	1×
Birmingham, AL	$55,110	−7%	1.1×
Montgomery, AL	$45,560	−23%	1.1×

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

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