Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Davenport, IA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Davenport, IA: $72,450/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,930 – $95,720 · about 60 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$22,430 (+45%).

What it's really worth in Davenport

With Davenport's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $72,450 has the buying power of about $81,256 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,395 · median home $195,380 · median rent $1,021/mo.

Full Davenport cost of living & taxes →

How Davenport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Davenport, IA is 15th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Davenport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 6th.

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

What that salary buys in Davenport

A median home in Davenport, IA costs $195,380 — about 2.7× 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 $1,021/mo works out at 17% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

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 Davenport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Davenport	Rent vs Davenport
New York, NY	$103,960	+43%	3.4×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+15%	1.4×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+15%	1.6×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+12%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in IA

Metro	Median pay	vs Davenport	Rent vs Davenport
Des Moines, IA	$52,260	−28%	1.3×
Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,240	−33%	1.2×

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

Who hires real estate sales agents around Davenport

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Hy-Vee · Retail

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