Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Fresno, CA

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Fresno, CA: $56,250/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,770 – $134,360 · about 270 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$6,230 (+12%).

What it's really worth in Fresno

With Fresno's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $56,250 has the buying power of about $54,084 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,756 · median home $409,749 · median rent $2,020/mo.

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How Fresno ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fresno, CA is 61st of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Fresno's cost of living is applied, it ranks 72nd.

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

What that salary buys in Fresno

A median home in Fresno, CA costs $409,749 — about 7.3× 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 $2,020/mo works out at 43% 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 Fresno.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fresno	Rent vs Fresno
New York, NY	$103,960	+85%	1.7×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+49%	0.7×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+48%	0.8×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+44%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Fresno	Rent vs Fresno
Oxnard, CA	$79,720	+42%	1.5×
San Diego, CA	$72,550	+29%	1.5×
San Jose, CA	$65,370	+16%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$65,190	+16%	1.6×

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

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