41 Series · SOC 41-9021
Real Estate Brokers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $73,220
- Median / year
- +1.3%
- 2024→2025
- $143,300
- Top 10% earn
- +3.3%
- Growth '24–'34
- 46,100
- Estimated US jobs
Real Estate Brokers earn a median of $73,220 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $73,220, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,110 (10th percentile) to $143,300 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 46,100 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is New Jersey ($111,390).
The pay verdict
Real Estate Brokers earn a median of $73,220, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 64% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Sales and Related, it ranks #5 of 22 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.3% by 2034.
- $73,220
- Median annual wage
- Top 36%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #5 of 22
- in Sales and Related
- 3.9×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: New Jersey at $111,390. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Real Estate Brokers moved from $59,720 in May 2019 to $73,220 in May 2025 (+22.6%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Real Estate Brokers sits -1.8 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Real Estate Brokers (SOC 41-9021) has a national median of $73,220 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $37,110 to $143,300, and the published mean is $83,950. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 46,100 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 36 state or territory areas and 102 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $72,280 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $73,220 in May 2025, a rise of $940 (+1.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 9,700 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Sales and Related Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. New Jersey pays the highest state median at $111,390, which is +52% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI at $168,320. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$73,220
per year
Median Hourly
$35.20/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$83,950
average
Employment
46,100
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Real Estate Brokers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$73,220 Top 36% higher than 64% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$73,220 · 64th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 41-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Real Estate Brokers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Retail Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $35410
- Cashiers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -9.9%, Median annual wage $32880
- Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $69990
- Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.3%, Median annual wage $72080
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5%, Median annual wage $48520
- Securities, Commodit…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $78660
- Insurance Sales Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $62280
- Counter and Rental C…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.2%, Median annual wage $41300
- Sales Representative…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.9%, Median annual wage $104920
- Parts Salespersons: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $38630
- Real Estate Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $52830
- Sales and Related Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $48280
- Advertising Sales Ag…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $64820
- Demonstrators and Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.1%, Median annual wage $39320
- Telemarketers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -22.1%, Median annual wage $35450
- Travel Agents: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.2%, Median annual wage $50160
- Sales Engineers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.5%, Median annual wage $124900
- Real Estate Brokers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $73220
- Gambling Change Pers…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6.4%, Median annual wage $36220
- Models: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.5%, Median annual wage $48470
- Door-to-Door Sales W…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -10%, Median annual wage $41380
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.3%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
9,700
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+3,700
111,300 (2024) → 115,000 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Sales and Related Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
1.8/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.9/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Real Estate Brokers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
- ▸ Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.
- ▸ Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales.
- ▸ Supervise agents who handle real estate transactions.
- ▸ Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers.
- ▸ Manage or operate real estate offices, handling associated business details.
- ▸ Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
- ▸ Maintain knowledge of real estate law, local economies, fair housing laws, types of available mortgages, financing options, and government programs.
- ▸ Monitor fulfillment of purchase contract terms to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner.
- ▸ Check work completed by loan officers, attorneys, or other professionals to ensure that it is performed properly.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Real Estate Brokers pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $56,860 |
| 2016 | $56,790 |
| 2017 | $56,730 |
| 2018 | $58,210 |
| 2019 | $59,720 |
| 2020 | $60,370 |
| 2021 | $62,010 |
| 2022 | $62,190 |
| 2023 | $63,060 |
| 2024 | $72,280 |
| 2025 | $73,220 |
2015 median
$56,860
2025 median
$73,220
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$13,500 (+22.6%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+3.5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $56,860 | First banked release | 38,810 |
| May 2016 | $56,790 | -0.1% | 40,850 |
| May 2017 | $56,730 | -0.1% | 40,530 |
| May 2018 | $58,210 | +2.6% | 40,320 |
| May 2019 | $59,720 | Classification break | 42,730 |
| May 2020 | $60,370 | +1.1% | 44,610 |
| May 2021 | $62,010 | +2.7% | 48,460 |
| May 2022 | $62,190 | +0.3% | 52,310 |
| May 2023 | $63,060 | +1.4% | 51,350 |
| May 2024 | $72,280 | +14.6% | 49,590 |
| May 2025 | $73,220 | +1.3% | 46,100 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $56,860 in May 2015 to $73,220 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 42,730 in May 2019 to 46,100 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $111,390 | +52% above national |
| 2 | Connecticut | $105,800 | +44% above national |
| 3 | Utah | $92,830 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $82,790 | +13% above national |
| 5 | Alabama | $82,630 | +13% above national |
| 6 | Michigan | $82,510 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Maryland | $81,550 | +11% above national |
| 8 | California | $80,450 | +10% above national |
| 9 | New Mexico | $80,340 | +10% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $79,970 | +9% above national |
| 11 | Virginia | $77,270 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Vermont | $76,920 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Indiana | $75,000 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Hawaii | $74,310 | +1% above national |
| 15 | Arizona | $74,260 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Arkansas | $73,800 | +1% above national |
| 17 | North Dakota | $73,300 | same as national |
| 18 | Kansas | $69,990 | 4% below national |
| 19 | Delaware | $68,690 | 6% below national |
| 20 | Florida | $66,010 | 10% below national |
| 21 | Alaska | $65,820 | 10% below national |
| 22 | Ohio | $64,510 | 12% below national |
| 23 | Texas | $63,390 | 13% below national |
| 24 | Montana | $63,240 | 14% below national |
| 25 | Oregon | $63,070 | 14% below national |
| 26 | Illinois | $62,540 | 15% below national |
| 27 | Missouri | $62,280 | 15% below national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $60,150 | 18% below national |
| 29 | West Virginia | $58,960 | 19% below national |
| 30 | Idaho | $57,660 | 21% below national |
| 31 | Maine | $55,280 | 25% below national |
| 32 | North Carolina | $52,830 | 28% below national |
| 33 | New Hampshire | $51,490 | 30% below national |
| 34 | Iowa | $50,140 | 32% below national |
| 35 | Mississippi | $41,690 | 43% below national |
| 36 | Minnesota | $39,850 | 46% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $168,320 | +130% above national |
| 2 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $124,210 | +70% above national |
| 3 | Boise City, ID | $104,780 | +43% above national |
| 4 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $103,070 | +41% above national |
| 5 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $99,020 | +35% above national |
| 6 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $98,950 | +35% above national |
| 7 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $95,320 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $94,990 | +30% above national |
| 9 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $92,830 | +27% above national |
| 10 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $91,770 | +25% above national |
| 11 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $89,150 | +22% above national |
| 12 | Medford, OR | $88,760 | +21% above national |
| 13 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $87,670 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $86,290 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $85,600 | +17% above national |
| 16 | Harrisonburg, VA | $84,590 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $83,860 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $83,690 | +14% above national |
| 19 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $83,680 | +14% above national |
| 20 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $82,790 | +13% above national |
| 21 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $82,490 | +13% above national |
| 22 | Corvallis, OR | $82,280 | +12% above national |
| 23 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $81,550 | +11% above national |
| 24 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $80,450 | +10% above national |
| 25 | Albuquerque, NM | $80,340 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Anchorage, AK | $79,080 | +8% above national |
| 27 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $78,840 | +8% above national |
| 28 | Cleveland, OH | $78,330 | +7% above national |
| 29 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,050 | +7% above national |
| 30 | Bozeman, MT | $77,350 | +6% above national |
| 31 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $77,200 | +5% above national |
| 32 | Columbus, IN | $75,920 | +4% above national |
| 33 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,330 | +3% above national |
| 34 | Richmond, VA | $75,300 | +3% above national |
| 35 | Bend, OR | $74,950 | +2% above national |
| 36 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $74,260 | +1% above national |
| 37 | Evansville, IN | $72,980 | same as national |
| 38 | Flagstaff, AZ | $72,800 | 1% below national |
| 39 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $72,590 | 1% below national |
| 40 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $71,460 | 2% below national |
| 41 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $71,300 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $70,800 | 3% below national |
| 43 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $70,770 | 3% below national |
| 44 | Ann Arbor, MI | $70,080 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Wichita, KS | $69,990 | 4% below national |
| 46 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $67,320 | 8% below national |
| 47 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $67,220 | 8% below national |
| 48 | Madison, WI | $66,680 | 9% below national |
| 49 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $65,960 | 10% below national |
| 50 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $65,930 | 10% below national |
| 51 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $64,680 | 12% below national |
| 52 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $64,490 | 12% below national |
| 53 | Pittsburgh, PA | $64,120 | 12% below national |
| 54 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $63,680 | 13% below national |
| 55 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $63,210 | 14% below national |
| 56 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $63,070 | 14% below national |
| 57 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $62,350 | 15% below national |
| 58 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,890 | 15% below national |
| 59 | Columbus, OH | $61,880 | 15% below national |
| 60 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $61,850 | 16% below national |
| 61 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,160 | 19% below national |
| 62 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $58,760 | 20% below national |
| 63 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $58,760 | 20% below national |
| 64 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $58,340 | 20% below national |
| 65 | Knoxville, TN | $58,280 | 20% below national |
| 66 | Wilmington, NC | $57,850 | 21% below national |
| 67 | Joplin, MO-KS | $57,020 | 22% below national |
| 68 | Tucson, AZ | $56,050 | 23% below national |
| 69 | Columbia, MO | $55,230 | 25% below national |
| 70 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $54,970 | 25% below national |
| 71 | El Paso, TX | $54,220 | 26% below national |
| 72 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $52,570 | 28% below national |
| 73 | Jefferson City, MO | $51,830 | 29% below national |
| 74 | Charleston, WV | $50,310 | 31% below national |
| 75 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $47,880 | 35% below national |
| 76 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $47,870 | 35% below national |
| 77 | Oklahoma City, OK | $47,690 | 35% below national |
| 78 | Salem, OR | $47,110 | 36% below national |
| 79 | Sebring, FL | $46,280 | 37% below national |
| 80 | Reading, PA | $45,820 | 37% below national |
| 81 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $45,590 | 38% below national |
| 82 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $45,250 | 38% below national |
| 83 | Springfield, MO | $42,260 | 42% below national |
| 84 | Ames, IA | $41,440 | 43% below national |
| 85 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $41,220 | 44% below national |
| 86 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $40,630 | 45% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 41 (Sales and Related Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Advertising Sales Agents
SOC 41-3011
Cashiers
SOC 41-2011
Counter and Rental Clerks
SOC 41-2021
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
SOC 41-9011
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
SOC 41-9091
Showing 5 of 21 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Sales and Related Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($73,220 here) and reported employment (46,100 jobs here).
Similar median pay
Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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What to do with this data
How to use Real Estate Brokers pay figures in a real decision
- The 75th-percentile wage is about $103,360/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: New Jersey leads at $111,390/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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