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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
41-9022 Real Estate Sales Agents
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.
National estimates for Real Estate Sales Agents
Industry profile for Real Estate Sales Agents
Geographic profile for Real Estate Sales Agents
National estimates for Real Estate Sales Agents:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Real Estate Sales Agents:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
175,920 |
3.8 % |
$ 29.56 |
$ 61,480 |
1.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Real Estate Sales Agents:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 13.59 |
$ 17.25 |
$ 23.24 |
$ 36.51 |
$ 49.12 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 28,270 |
$ 35,880 |
$ 48,340 |
$ 75,940 |
$ 102,170 |
Industry profile for Real Estate Sales Agents:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Real Estate Sales Agents are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Real Estate Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Real Estate Sales Agents:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Real Estate |
141,630 |
8.47 |
$ 27.94 |
$ 58,120 |
Residential Building Construction |
9,980 |
1.19 |
$ 33.48 |
$ 69,640 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
3,050 |
0.14 |
$ 40.83 |
$ 84,930 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
2,830 |
0.11 |
$ 42.01 |
$ 87,370 |
Employment Services |
2,480 |
0.07 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,590 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Real Estate Sales Agents:
Top paying industries for Real Estate Sales Agents:
Geographic profile for Real Estate Sales Agents:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Real Estate Sales Agents are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Real Estate Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Real Estate Sales Agents:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Florida |
25,030 |
2.91 |
2.33 |
$ 27.14 |
$ 56,460 |
Texas |
22,720 |
1.86 |
1.49 |
$ 28.49 |
$ 59,250 |
California |
14,800 |
0.90 |
0.72 |
$ 36.75 |
$ 76,440 |
Virginia |
8,030 |
2.14 |
1.71 |
$ 33.27 |
$ 69,190 |
Colorado |
7,630 |
2.91 |
2.33 |
$ 34.21 |
$ 71,160 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Real Estate Sales Agents:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Colorado |
7,630 |
2.91 |
2.33 |
$ 34.21 |
$ 71,160 |
Florida |
25,030 |
2.91 |
2.33 |
$ 27.14 |
$ 56,460 |
South Carolina |
5,450 |
2.64 |
2.11 |
$ 25.94 |
$ 53,960 |
Delaware |
1,020 |
2.34 |
1.87 |
$ 25.72 |
$ 53,490 |
Arizona |
6,680 |
2.32 |
1.86 |
$ 24.21 |
$ 50,370 |
Top paying states for Real Estate Sales Agents:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Real Estate Sales Agents:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,940 |
4.05 |
3.25 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,530 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
7,290 |
2.52 |
2.01 |
$ 28.02 |
$ 58,290 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,200 |
2.01 |
1.61 |
$ 29.16 |
$ 60,650 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,120 |
0.82 |
0.66 |
$ 41.66 |
$ 86,650 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,960 |
1.22 |
0.98 |
$ 35.97 |
$ 74,820 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
5,590 |
2.64 |
2.11 |
$ 24.19 |
$ 50,310 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
4,180 |
2.86 |
2.29 |
$ 36.10 |
$ 75,090 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,100 |
1.40 |
1.12 |
$ 35.85 |
$ 74,570 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,580 |
1.38 |
1.11 |
$ 28.33 |
$ 58,930 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,430 |
0.81 |
0.65 |
$ 23.35 |
$ 48,570 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Real Estate Sales Agents:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
The Villages, FL |
260 |
7.71 |
6.18 |
$ 23.93 |
$ 49,770 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
460 |
6.14 |
4.92 |
$ 29.14 |
$ 60,600 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
880 |
6.00 |
4.81 |
(8) |
(8) |
Punta Gorda, FL |
240 |
4.99 |
4.00 |
$ 33.63 |
$ 69,940 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
1,260 |
4.74 |
3.80 |
$ 19.79 |
$ 41,160 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
710 |
4.34 |
3.48 |
$ 25.66 |
$ 53,380 |
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
1,220 |
4.15 |
3.32 |
$ 22.70 |
$ 47,220 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,940 |
4.05 |
3.25 |
$ 27.18 |
$ 56,530 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
210 |
4.05 |
3.24 |
$ 26.69 |
$ 55,520 |
Grand Junction, CO |
250 |
3.96 |
3.17 |
$ 32.36 |
$ 67,300 |
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