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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Chicago, IL
Median pay for real estate sales agents in Chicago, IL:
$52,300/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,830 – $93,690 · about 3,980 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by
+$2,280 (+5%).
What it's really worth in Chicago
With Chicago's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $52,300 has the buying power of about
$51,031 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $85,087 · median home $353,998 · median rent $2,266/mo.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.