Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Dallas, TX: $44,150/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $27,380 – $169,180 · about 8,400 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$5,870 (-12%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $44,150 has the buying power of about $43,077 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

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How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 126th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 136th.

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

What that salary buys in Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 8.3× 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 $1,678/mo works out at 46% 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 Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
New York, NY	$103,960	+135%	2.1×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+90%	0.9×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+88%	1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+83%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Houston, TX	$50,670	+15%	1×
San Antonio, TX	$49,670	+13%	0.8×
Waco, TX	$49,090	+11%	0.8×
Tyler, TX	$48,480	+10%	0.8×

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

Who hires real estate sales agents around Dallas

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• JPMorgan Chase · Finance
• Bank of America · Finance

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