Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Shreveport, LA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Shreveport, LA: $38,240/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $16,790 – $108,000 · about 100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$11,780 (-24%).

What it's really worth in Shreveport

With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $38,240 has the buying power of about $43,732 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.

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How Shreveport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 146th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 131st.

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

What that salary buys in Shreveport

A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 4.9× 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 $1,348/mo works out at 42% 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 Shreveport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Shreveport	Rent vs Shreveport
New York, NY	$103,960	+172%	2.6×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+119%	1.1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+118%	1.2×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+112%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs Shreveport	Rent vs Shreveport
New Orleans, LA	$47,030	+23%	1.2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$39,510	+3%	1×
Lafayette, LA	$38,040	−1%	1×

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

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