How much do Real Estate Sales Agents make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Real Estate Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $46,160 and the 90th percentile is $171,220. The difference is $125,060, which is 130.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,800 to the 75th at $161,260, covers $101,460.

The mean annual wage is $102,470, which sits above the median of $96,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 82% higher than the national median of $52,830 for Real Estate Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,092, which is 64.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 67.1% higher than the California median of $57,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Sales Agents at $87,092 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Sales Agents. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 2nd of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $51,530 and employment of 70. That median is 46.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,890, against $87,092 here.
• Salinas, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $61,900 and employment of 150. That median is 35.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,767, against $87,092 here.
• Modesto, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $60,620 and employment of 140. That median is 37% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,228, against $87,092 here.