SOC 41-9022 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Real Estate Sales Agents make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $88,370. The 10th percentile is $45,770 and the 90th percentile is $109,920. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$88,370
- 10th percentile
- $45,770
- 25th percentile
- $58,930
- Median
- $88,370
- 75th percentile
- $99,470
- 90th percentile
- $109,920
- Mean
- $81,230
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Real Estate Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $45,770 and the 90th percentile is $109,920. The difference is $64,150, which is 72.6% 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 $58,930 to the 75th at $99,470, covers $40,540.
The mean annual wage is $81,230, which sits below the median of $88,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 67.3% higher than the national median of $52,830 for Real Estate Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,375, which is 54% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 53.5% higher than the California median of $57,560.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Sales Agents at $81,375 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Sales Agents. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 3rd of 13 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 Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $58,000 and employment of 140. That median is 34.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,310, against $81,375 here.
- Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $61,900 and employment of 150. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,767, against $81,375 here.
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 97 miles away, with a median of $56,960 and employment of 240. That median is 35.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,460, against $81,375 here.
Highest-paying jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · Real Estate Sales Agents by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Real Estate Sales Agents make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $88,370. The 10th percentile is $45,770 and the 90th percentile is $109,920.
How does that compare with the national median for Real Estate Sales Agents?
The local median is 67.3% higher than the national median of $52,830.
What is Real Estate Sales Agents pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $88,370 is $81,375. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Sales Agents?
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $58,000. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 3rd of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.