Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Peoria, IL

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Peoria, IL: $37,380/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,530 – $51,030 · about 30 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$12,640 (-25%).

What it's really worth in Peoria

With Peoria's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $37,380 has the buying power of about $42,078 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,718 · median home $172,742 · median rent $1,179/mo.

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How Peoria ranks for this job

On raw pay, Peoria, IL is 155th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Peoria's cost of living is applied, it ranks 144th.

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

What that salary buys in Peoria

A median home in Peoria, IL costs $172,742 — about 4.6× 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 $1,179/mo works out at 38% 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 Peoria.

Metro	Median pay	vs Peoria	Rent vs Peoria
New York, NY	$103,960	+178%	3×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+124%	1.2×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+123%	1.4×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+117%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in IL

Metro	Median pay	vs Peoria	Rent vs Peoria
Chicago, IL	$52,300	+40%	1.9×

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

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