Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Killeen, TX
Median pay for real estate sales agents in Killeen, TX: $45,020/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $29,220 – $114,630 · about 210 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$5,000 (-10%).
What it's really worth in Killeen
With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $45,020 has the buying power of about $48,758 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $63,394 · median home $252,591 · median rent $1,328/mo.
How Killeen ranks for this job
On raw pay, Killeen, TX is 117th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 108th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Killeen sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Killeen
A median home in Killeen, TX costs $252,591 — about 5.6× 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 $1,328/mo works out at 35% 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 Killeen.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Killeen | Rent vs Killeen |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $103,960 | +131% | 2.6× |
| Buffalo, NY | $83,670 | +86% | 1.1× |
| Rochester, NY | $83,200 | +85% | 1.2× |
| Seattle, WA | $80,950 | +80% | 1.7× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Killeen | Rent vs Killeen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $50,670 | +13% | 1.2× |
| San Antonio, TX | $49,670 | +10% | 1.1× |
| Waco, TX | $49,090 | +9% | 1.1× |
| Tyler, TX | $48,480 | +8% | 1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.