Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Winston-Salem, NC
Median pay for real estate sales agents in Winston-Salem, NC: $44,760/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,090 – $126,090 · about 550 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($50,020) by −$5,260 (-11%).
What it's really worth in Winston-Salem
With Winston-Salem's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $44,760 has the buying power of about $48,864 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $60,145 · median home $283,871 · median rent $1,546/mo.
How Winston-Salem ranks for this job
On raw pay, Winston-Salem, NC is 120th of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Winston-Salem's cost of living is applied, it ranks 106th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Winston-Salem sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Winston-Salem
A median home in Winston-Salem, NC costs $283,871 — about 6.3× 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 $1,546/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 Winston-Salem.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Winston-Salem | Rent vs Winston-Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $103,960 | +132% | 2.3× |
| Buffalo, NY | $83,670 | +87% | 0.9× |
| Rochester, NY | $83,200 | +86% | 1× |
| Seattle, WA | $80,950 | +81% | 1.4× |
Same job elsewhere in NC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Winston-Salem | Rent vs Winston-Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, NC | $59,990 | +34% | 1.1× |
| Hickory, NC | $50,820 | +14% | 1× |
| Durham, NC | $48,760 | +9% | 1.1× |
| Charlotte, NC | $46,710 | +4% | 1.1× |
Staying in NC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires real estate sales agents around Winston-Salem
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Truist Financial Corp · Finance
Other jobs in Winston-Salem
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.