Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Baton Rouge, LA: $39,510/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $18,530 – $48,260 · about 530 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$10,510 (-21%).

What it's really worth in Baton Rouge

With Baton Rouge's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $39,510 has the buying power of about $43,307 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,979 · median home $248,176 · median rent $1,393/mo.

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How Baton Rouge ranks for this job

On raw pay, Baton Rouge, LA is 137th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Baton Rouge's cost of living is applied, it ranks 134th.

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

What that salary buys in Baton Rouge

A median home in Baton Rouge, LA costs $248,176 — about 6.3× 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 $1,393/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 Baton Rouge.

Metro	Median pay	vs Baton Rouge	Rent vs Baton Rouge
New York, NY	$103,960	+163%	2.5×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+112%	1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+111%	1.1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+105%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs Baton Rouge	Rent vs Baton Rouge
New Orleans, LA	$47,030	+19%	1.2×
Shreveport, LA	$38,240	−3%	1×
Lafayette, LA	$38,040	−4%	1×

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

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