SOC 41-9022 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Real Estate Sales Agents Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for real estate sales agents in Mount Vernon, Washington is $75,770 a year ($36.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,540: half of the 40 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($69,510).

$75,770average per year

$36.43 / hourMedian $73,540Take-home ≈ $62,134

  • $51K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
+9%vs U.S. average
#6 of 10Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Real Estate Sales Agents pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,620 or more. The middle half of real estate sales agents in Mount Vernon earn between $58,710 and $78,460.

  • $51K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,770$6,314$36.43
Median$73,540$6,128$35.36
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,710$4,892$28.23
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,460$6,538$37.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Real Estate Sales Agents pay in Mount Vernon vs. Washington and the U.S.

Real estate sales agents in Mount Vernon earn 10% less than the Washington average ($84,480) and 9% more than the U.S. average ($69,510). At the median the gap is +39% against the U.S. median of $52,830.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mount Vernon$75,770$73,540$50,870$102,62040
Washington$84,480$79,130$48,680$114,0905,150
United States$69,510$52,830$32,970$123,590193,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Real Estate Sales Agents salary after taxes in Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $75,770, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $62,134 a year, or $5,178 a month and $2,390 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Mount Vernon a good place for real estate sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $75,770 buys what about $73,963 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in other Washington cities

Mount Vernon ranks 6th of 10 Washington metro areas for this job; Walla Walla pays the most ($99,930).

All Real Estate Sales Agents salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for real estate sales agents

Midland, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,580).

Real Estate Sales Agents salary by city

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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Mount Vernon: questions

How much do real estate sales agents make an hour in Mount Vernon?

$36.43 an hour on average, and $35.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level real estate sales agents salary in Mount Vernon?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the real estate sales agents take-home pay in Mount Vernon?

About $62,134 a year ($5,178 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,770. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do real estate sales agents earn more in Mount Vernon than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% more than the U.S. average for this job ($69,510).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 41-9022; area Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.58, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.58).

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