Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Lincoln, NE

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Lincoln, NE: $39,340/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,360 – $60,930 · about 180 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$10,680 (-21%).

What it's really worth in Lincoln

With Lincoln's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $39,340 has the buying power of about $42,811 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,899 · median home $304,242 · median rent $1,344/mo.

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How Lincoln ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lincoln, NE is 139th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Lincoln's cost of living is applied, it ranks 138th.

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

What that salary buys in Lincoln

A median home in Lincoln, NE costs $304,242 — about 7.7× 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 $1,344/mo works out at 41% 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 Lincoln.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lincoln	Rent vs Lincoln
New York, NY	$103,960	+164%	2.6×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+113%	1.1×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+111%	1.2×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+106%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in NE

Metro	Median pay	vs Lincoln	Rent vs Lincoln
Omaha, NE	$38,020	−3%	1.1×

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

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