Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Amarillo, TX
Median pay for real estate sales agents in Amarillo, TX: $47,330/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $30,360 – $121,650 · about 100 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$2,690 (-5%).
What it's really worth in Amarillo
With Amarillo's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $47,330 has the buying power of about $51,798 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,147 · median home $219,904 · median rent $1,293/mo.
How Amarillo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Amarillo, TX is 103rd of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Amarillo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 88th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Amarillo sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Amarillo
A median home in Amarillo, TX costs $219,904 — about 4.6× 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 $1,293/mo works out at 33% 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 Amarillo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Amarillo | Rent vs Amarillo |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $103,960 | +120% | 2.7× |
| Buffalo, NY | $83,670 | +77% | 1.1× |
| Rochester, NY | $83,200 | +76% | 1.2× |
| Seattle, WA | $80,950 | +71% | 1.7× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Amarillo | Rent vs Amarillo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $50,670 | +7% | 1.3× |
| San Antonio, TX | $49,670 | +5% | 1.1× |
| Waco, TX | $49,090 | +4% | 1.1× |
| Tyler, TX | $48,480 | +2% | 1.1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 167 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.