• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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.

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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

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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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate	141,630	8.47	$ 27.94	$ 58,120
Land Subdivision	1,270	3.82	$ 39.79	$ 82,770
Oil and Gas Extraction	1,370	1.29	$ 59.02	$ 122,760
Residential Building Construction	9,980	1.19	$ 33.48	$ 69,640
Other Investment Pools and Funds	130	1.03	$ 21.17	$ 44,030

Top paying industries for Real Estate Sales Agents:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	1,370	1.29	$ 59.02	$ 122,760
Natural Gas Distribution	230	0.21	$ 57.13	$ 118,830
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	30	0.11	$ 50.14	$ 104,280
Insurance Carriers	60	(7)	$ 44.73	$ 93,040
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	380	0.10	$ 44.63	$ 92,840

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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:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	3,370	0.99	0.80	$ 43.46	$ 90,390
New York	6,660	0.77	0.62	$ 38.95	$ 81,020
Wyoming	330	1.26	1.01	$ 38.74	$ 80,580
District of Columbia	400	0.61	0.49	$ 37.36	$ 77,710
California	14,800	0.90	0.72	$ 36.75	$ 76,440

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