Real Estate Sales Agents salary in New Orleans, LA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in New Orleans, LA: $47,030/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $17,030 – $68,200 · about 770 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$2,990 (-6%).

What it's really worth in New Orleans

With New Orleans's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $47,030 has the buying power of about $51,571 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,748 · median home $261,414 · median rent $1,622/mo.

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How New Orleans ranks for this job

On raw pay, New Orleans, LA is 105th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once New Orleans's cost of living is applied, it ranks 90th.

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

What that salary buys in New Orleans

A median home in New Orleans, LA costs $261,414 — about 5.6× 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 $1,622/mo works out at 41% 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 New Orleans.

Metro	Median pay	vs New Orleans	Rent vs New Orleans
New York, NY	$103,960	+121%	2.2×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+78%	0.9×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+77%	1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+72%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs New Orleans	Rent vs New Orleans
Baton Rouge, LA	$39,510	−16%	0.9×
Shreveport, LA	$38,240	−19%	0.8×
Lafayette, LA	$38,040	−19%	0.8×

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

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