Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Fargo, ND
Median pay for real estate sales agents in Fargo, ND: $57,980/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,480 – $94,660 · about 110 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$7,960 (+16%).
What it's really worth in Fargo
With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $57,980 has the buying power of about $65,047 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $73,641 · median home $327,854 · median rent $1,156/mo.
How Fargo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fargo, ND is 54th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 27th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo is one of the places where real estate sales agents gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Fargo
A median home in Fargo, ND costs $327,854 — about 5.7× 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 $1,156/mo works out at 24% 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 Fargo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fargo | Rent vs Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $103,960 | +79% | 3× |
| Buffalo, NY | $83,670 | +44% | 1.2× |
| Rochester, NY | $83,200 | +43% | 1.4× |
| Seattle, WA | $80,950 | +40% | 1.9× |
Who hires real estate sales agents around Fargo
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Noridian Mutual Insurance Company · Finance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota · Finance
Other jobs in Fargo
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 167 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.