Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Tuscaloosa, AL: $60,170/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $30,310 – $112,790

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$10,150 (+20%).

What it's really worth in Tuscaloosa

With Tuscaloosa's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $60,170 has the buying power of about $67,526 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,132 · median home $223,201 · median rent $1,485/mo.

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How Tuscaloosa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tuscaloosa, AL is 39th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Tuscaloosa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 21st.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa

A median home in Tuscaloosa, AL costs $223,201 — about 3.7× 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 $1,485/mo works out at 30% 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 Tuscaloosa.

Metro	Median pay	vs Tuscaloosa	Rent vs Tuscaloosa
New York, NY	$103,960	+73%	2.4×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+39%	1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+38%	1.1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+35%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Tuscaloosa	Rent vs Tuscaloosa
Mobile, AL	$59,120	−2%	0.9×
Huntsville, AL	$58,820	−2%	0.9×
Birmingham, AL	$55,110	−8%	1×
Montgomery, AL	$45,560	−24%	0.9×

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

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