Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Sacramento, CA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Sacramento, CA: $60,850/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,600 – $120,000 · about 1,050 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$10,830 (+22%).

What it's really worth in Sacramento

With Sacramento's cost of living at 109 (US=100), that $60,850 has the buying power of about $55,779 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $89,227 · median home $582,707 · median rent $2,283/mo.

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How Sacramento ranks for this job

On raw pay, Sacramento, CA is 35th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Sacramento's cost of living is applied, it ranks 62nd.

The headline number flatters Sacramento. 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 Sacramento

A median home in Sacramento, CA costs $582,707 — about 9.6× 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 $2,283/mo works out at 45% 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 Sacramento.

Metro	Median pay	vs Sacramento	Rent vs Sacramento
New York, NY	$103,960	+71%	1.5×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+38%	0.6×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+37%	0.7×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+33%	1×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Sacramento	Rent vs Sacramento
Oxnard, CA	$79,720	+31%	1.3×
San Diego, CA	$72,550	+19%	1.3×
San Jose, CA	$65,370	+7%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$65,190	+7%	1.4×

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

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