• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
193,010	4.0 %	$ 31.66	$ 65,850	1.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Real Estate Sales Agents:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.01	$ 17.35	$ 24.03	$ 37.62	$ 54.48
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,130	$ 36,090	$ 49,980	$ 78,240	$ 113,320

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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	157,150	8.83	$ 28.86	$ 60,030
Residential Building Construction	11,560	1.28	$ 50.58	$ 105,210
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3,160	0.12	$ 44.42	$ 92,400
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	3,090	0.15	$ 41.72	$ 86,790
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	3,000	0.17	$ 56.01	$ 116,500

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	157,150	8.83	$ 28.86	$ 60,030
Land Subdivision	1,120	3.18	$ 45.84	$ 95,350
Residential Building Construction	11,560	1.28	$ 50.58	$ 105,210
Oil and Gas Extraction	1,250	1.23	$ 63.14	$ 131,340
Other Investment Pools and Funds	110	0.61	$ 32.08	$ 66,720

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	1,250	1.23	$ 63.14	$ 131,340
Natural Gas Distribution	220	0.20	$ 63.12	$ 131,290
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	3,000	0.17	$ 56.01	$ 116,500
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	30	0.11	$ 54.81	$ 114,000
Scientific Research and Development Services	30	(7)	$ 53.23	$ 110,720

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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	31,490	3.42	2.62	$ 27.20	$ 56,580
Texas	27,710	2.13	1.63	$ 37.17	$ 77,320
California	17,150	0.97	0.75	$ 37.23	$ 77,430
Georgia	9,670	2.10	1.61	$ 26.50	$ 55,130
Arizona	8,800	2.90	2.22	$ 29.49	$ 61,330

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)
Florida	31,490	3.42	2.62	$ 27.20	$ 56,580
Arizona	8,800	2.90	2.22	$ 29.49	$ 61,330
Colorado	6,760	2.45	1.87	$ 38.27	$ 79,610
Delaware	1,080	2.37	1.81	$ 25.81	$ 53,690
Texas	27,710	2.13	1.63	$ 37.17	$ 77,320

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)
District of Columbia	150	0.22	0.17	$ 46.19	$ 96,070
New Hampshire	310	0.47	0.36	$ 45.58	$ 94,810
New York	5,740	0.63	0.48	$ 45.17	$ 93,950
New Jersey	2,290	0.56	0.43	$ 39.47	$ 82,090
Colorado	6,760	2.45	1.87	$ 38.27	$ 79,610

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	11,070	4.22	3.23	$ 26.19	$ 54,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	9,350	3.06	2.34	$ 38.86	$ 80,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,290	2.44	1.87	$ 38.08	$ 79,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	7,250	2.66	2.04	$ 28.00	$ 58,250
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	7,200	3.24	2.49	$ 29.19	$ 60,720
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,040	0.66	0.50	$ 47.01	$ 97,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,720	0.94	0.72	$ 35.65	$ 74,150
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	5,080	3.91	3.00	$ 26.11	$ 54,300
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	3,920	2.53	1.94	$ 40.40	$ 84,030
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	3,840	2.81	2.16	$ 27.94	$ 58,120

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)
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	1,120	7.09	5.43	$ 40.34	$ 83,900
Prescott, AZ	350	5.25	4.02	$ 36.65	$ 76,230
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1,430	5.00	3.83	$ 24.97	$ 51,930
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	1,500	4.83	3.70	$ 24.74	$ 51,460
The Villages, FL	170	4.64	3.56	$ 39.63	$ 82,430
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	360	4.55	3.48	$ 22.04	$ 45,830
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	350	4.50	3.45	$ 25.61	$ 53,260
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	240	4.35	3.33	$ 26.49	$ 55,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	740	4.32	3.31	(8)	(8)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	11,070	4.22	3.23	$ 26.19	$ 54,480