BLS metro-level wage data places Real Estate Sales Agents pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT at a median of $52,990 per year ($25.47/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $52,830, Salt Lake City-Murray pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 2,020 real estate sales agentss are employed across the Salt Lake City-Murray MSA in SOC 41-9022.

The Salt Lake City-Murray pay distribution spans from $35,160 at the 10th percentile to $94,520 at the 90th — a 2.7× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $38,620 and the 75th at $59,990, so half of Salt Lake City-Murray-based real estate sales agentss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Salt Lake City-Murray, UT covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide UT data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.