Real Estate Brokers salary
The median pay for real estate brokers in the United States is $73,220 a year. About 46,100 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,110
- 25th percentile
- $46,480
- Median percentile
- $73,220
- 75th percentile
- $103,360
- 90th percentile
- $143,300
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Jersey $111,390
- Alabama $82,630
- Michigan $82,510
- Maryland $81,550
- California $80,450
- Colorado $79,970
- Virginia $77,270
- Vermont $76,920
- Indiana $75,000
- Hawaii $74,310
- Arizona $74,260
- Arkansas $73,800
- North Dakota $73,300
- Kansas $69,990
- Delaware $68,690
- Florida $66,010
- Alaska $65,820
- Texas $63,390
- Montana $63,240
- Oregon $63,070
- Illinois $62,540
- Missouri $62,280
- Tennessee $60,150
- West Virginia $58,960
- Idaho $57,660
- North Carolina $52,830
- New Hampshire $51,490
- Mississippi $41,690
By metro area
- Milwaukee, WI $168,320
- Charlotte, NC $95,320
- Bakersfield, CA $89,150
- Detroit, MI $85,600
- Little Rock, AR $83,680
- Lansing, MI $82,490
- Corvallis, OR $82,280
- Baltimore, MD $81,550
- Columbus, IN $75,920
- Bend, OR $74,950
- Evansville, IN $72,980
- Urban Honolulu, HI $72,590
- Miami, FL $71,460
- Virginia Beach, VA $70,800
- Kansas City, MO $70,770
- Wichita, KS $69,990
- Chicago, IL $67,320
- Crestview, FL $65,960
- St. Louis, MO $63,210
- Portland, OR $63,070
- Nashville, TN $62,350
- Riverside, CA $58,760
- St. Joseph, MO $58,760
- Knoxville, TN $58,280
- Wilmington, NC $57,850
- Joplin, MO $57,020
- El Paso, TX $54,220
- Memphis, TN $52,570
- Jefferson City, MO $51,830
- Charleston, WV $50,310
- Reading, PA $45,820
- Atlantic City, NJ $45,590
- Kingsport, TN $45,250
- Davenport, IA $41,220
- Lewiston, ME $40,630