Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Augusta, GA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Augusta, GA: $43,780/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $27,450 – $113,610 · about 250 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$6,240 (-12%).

What it's really worth in Augusta

With Augusta's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $43,780 has the buying power of about $47,981 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,941 · median home $253,524 · median rent $1,479/mo.

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How Augusta ranks for this job

On raw pay, Augusta, GA is 128th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Augusta's cost of living is applied, it ranks 113th.

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

What that salary buys in Augusta

A median home in Augusta, GA costs $253,524 — about 5.8× 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 $1,479/mo works out at 41% 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 Augusta.

Metro	Median pay	vs Augusta	Rent vs Augusta
New York, NY	$103,960	+137%	2.4×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+91%	1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+90%	1.1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+85%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in GA

Metro	Median pay	vs Augusta	Rent vs Augusta
Atlanta, GA	$50,020	+14%	1.2×
Savannah, GA	$44,990	+3%	1.2×
Columbus, GA	$37,250	−15%	0.9×

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

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