Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Jackson, MS

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Jackson, MS: $62,820/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $24,250 – $102,150 · about 270 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$12,800 (+26%).

What it's really worth in Jackson

With Jackson's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $62,820 has the buying power of about $69,927 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,085 · median home $215,136 · median rent $1,450/mo.

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How Jackson ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jackson, MS is 29th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Jackson's cost of living is applied, it ranks 18th.

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

What that salary buys in Jackson

A median home in Jackson, MS costs $215,136 — about 3.4× 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 $1,450/mo works out at 28% 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 Jackson.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
New York, NY	$103,960	+65%	2.4×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+33%	1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+32%	1.1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+29%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in MS

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
Gulfport, MS	$79,630	+27%	1×

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

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