Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Raleigh, NC

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Raleigh, NC: $44,650/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $26,320 – $103,320

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$5,370 (-11%).

What it's really worth in Raleigh

With Raleigh's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $44,650 has the buying power of about $45,397 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $91,818 · median home $438,364 · median rent $1,694/mo.

Full Raleigh cost of living & taxes →

How Raleigh ranks for this job

On raw pay, Raleigh, NC is 121st of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Raleigh's cost of living is applied, it ranks 126th.

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

What that salary buys in Raleigh

A median home in Raleigh, NC costs $438,364 — about 9.8× 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 $1,694/mo works out at 46% 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 Raleigh.

Metro	Median pay	vs Raleigh	Rent vs Raleigh
New York, NY	$103,960	+133%	2.1×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+87%	0.9×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+86%	0.9×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+81%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Raleigh	Rent vs Raleigh
Wilmington, NC	$59,990	+34%	1×
Hickory, NC	$50,820	+14%	0.9×
Durham, NC	$48,760	+9%	1×
Charlotte, NC	$46,710	+5%	1×

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

Who hires real estate sales agents around Raleigh

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• First Citizens Bank · Finance

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