Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 162,330 |
1.8 % |
$29.83 |
$62,060 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.98 |
$16.16 |
$23.53 |
$36.22 |
$53.75 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,930 |
$33,600 |
$48,930 |
$75,340 |
$111,800 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Real Estate |
127,250 |
7.64 |
$27.95 |
$58,130 |
| Residential Building Construction |
9,690 |
1.20 |
$35.83 |
$74,540 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
2,840 |
0.12 |
$44.23 |
$91,990 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
2,820 |
0.14 |
$39.45 |
$82,060 |
| Employment Services |
2,120 |
0.06 |
$24.90 |
$51,790 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
19,240 |
2.19 |
1.98 |
$30.19 |
$62,790 |
| Texas |
16,380 |
1.32 |
1.19 |
$35.02 |
$72,830 |
| California |
9,750 |
0.56 |
0.51 |
$35.64 |
$74,140 |
| Georgia |
8,910 |
1.99 |
1.80 |
$26.28 |
$54,670 |
| Virginia |
8,810 |
2.27 |
2.05 |
$30.87 |
$64,210 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Carolina |
5,860 |
2.78 |
2.51 |
$23.34 |
$48,560 |
| Oklahoma |
3,960 |
2.45 |
2.21 |
$26.85 |
$55,850 |
| Washington |
7,810 |
2.35 |
2.13 |
$31.74 |
$66,020 |
| Virginia |
8,810 |
2.27 |
2.05 |
$30.87 |
$64,210 |
| Florida |
19,240 |
2.19 |
1.98 |
$30.19 |
$62,790 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,700 |
0.49 |
0.45 |
$53.75 |
$111,800 |
| Massachusetts |
2,170 |
0.60 |
0.54 |
$40.47 |
$84,180 |
| Connecticut |
1,220 |
0.73 |
0.66 |
$38.35 |
$79,780 |
| Alaska |
190 |
0.58 |
0.53 |
$38.15 |
$79,360 |
| Colorado |
4,100 |
1.53 |
1.39 |
$36.95 |
$76,850 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,930 |
2.53 |
2.29 |
$27.10 |
$56,360 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6,540 |
2.06 |
1.86 |
$30.88 |
$64,230 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,430 |
2.43 |
2.20 |
$32.03 |
$66,610 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
6,230 |
3.08 |
2.79 |
$32.81 |
$68,250 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,640 |
0.58 |
0.53 |
$49.86 |
$103,700 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,200 |
1.42 |
1.29 |
$38.22 |
$79,490 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,970 |
1.63 |
1.47 |
$37.77 |
$78,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,680 |
0.79 |
0.71 |
$20.23 |
$42,090 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,270 |
1.14 |
1.03 |
$28.99 |
$60,300 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,200 |
1.51 |
1.37 |
$25.50 |
$53,030 |
United States Department of Labor
