Real Estate Sales Agents salary in McAllen, TX

Median pay for real estate sales agents in McAllen, TX: $35,010/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $28,090 – $101,080

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$15,010 (-30%).

What it's really worth in McAllen

With McAllen's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $35,010 has the buying power of about $40,674 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $49,371 · median home $193,978 · median rent $1,128/mo.

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How McAllen ranks for this job

On raw pay, McAllen, TX is 164th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once McAllen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 156th.

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

What that salary buys in McAllen

A median home in McAllen, TX costs $193,978 — about 5.5× 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 $1,128/mo works out at 39% 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 McAllen.

Metro	Median pay	vs McAllen	Rent vs McAllen
New York, NY	$103,960	+197%	3.1×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+139%	1.3×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+138%	1.4×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+131%	2×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs McAllen	Rent vs McAllen
Houston, TX	$50,670	+45%	1.5×
San Antonio, TX	$49,670	+42%	1.2×
Waco, TX	$49,090	+40%	1.2×
Tyler, TX	$48,480	+38%	1.2×

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

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