Real Estate Sales Agents salary
The median pay for real estate sales agents in the United States is $52,830 a year. About 193,370 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $32,970
- 25th percentile
- $40,040
- Median percentile
- $52,830
- 75th percentile
- $82,020
- 90th percentile
- $123,590
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
- District of Columbia $123,770
- New York $102,990
- Alaska $89,170
- Nevada $79,990
- Washington $79,130
- Montana $79,100
- New Mexico $76,170
- South Dakota $65,170
- Virginia $63,980
- Colorado $63,670
- Oregon $61,610
- Alabama $60,890
- Illinois $59,220
- West Virginia $59,050
- Arizona $58,780
- Kentucky $58,610
- Wisconsin $58,120
- Michigan $57,880
- New Hampshire $57,620
- California $57,560
- Maine $56,930
- South Carolina $56,580
- Pennsylvania $56,040
- Maryland $52,630
- North Carolina $51,240
- Utah $50,720
- Wyoming $49,990
- Florida $49,310
- Oklahoma $47,980
- Nebraska $47,240
- Delaware $47,180
- Indiana $46,880
- Georgia $46,730
- Minnesota $46,410
- Tennessee $46,250
- Ohio $46,240
- Hawaii $46,220
- Louisiana $45,850
- Texas $45,740
- Missouri $43,960
- Idaho $39,820
- Kansas $39,770
- Mississippi $39,550
- Arkansas $38,180
By metro area
- Midland, TX $109,760
- Reno, NV $106,190
- New York, NY $103,550
- Las Cruces, NM $100,280
- Walla Walla, WA $97,470
- Buffalo, NY $93,750
- Oxnard, CA $91,690
- Farmington, NM $91,170
- Fairbanks, AK $89,840
- Rochester, NY $88,310
- Carson City, NV $87,420
- Anchorage, AK $86,380
- Redding, CA $83,260
- Syracuse, NY $82,520
- Olympia, WA $82,500
- Seattle, WA $79,990
- Palm Bay, FL $79,250
- Helena, MT $79,100
- Washington, DC $78,160
- Yuba City, CA $77,440
- Hilton Head Island, SC $76,820
- Greenville, NC $76,500
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $76,430
- Bremerton, WA $75,340
- Huntington, WV $73,920
- Sioux Falls, SD $73,790
- Albany, NY $73,560
- Mount Vernon, WA $73,540
- Kennewick, WA $72,990
- Yakima, WA $72,520
- Wenatchee, WA $72,290
- Bellingham, WA $72,010
- San Francisco, CA $70,990
- Spokane, WA $69,260
- Hagerstown, MD $68,710
- Utica, NY $67,200
- Portland, OR $65,380
- Charlotte, NC $63,930
- Las Vegas, NV $63,880
- Riverside, CA $63,790
- Vallejo, CA $63,670
- Wildwood, FL $63,630
- Virginia Beach, VA $62,940
- San Diego, CA $62,680
- Orlando, FL $62,630
- Madison, WI $62,440
- Albany, OR $62,220
- Mobile, AL $62,010
- Altoona, PA $61,910
- Salinas, CA $61,900
- Chicago, IL $61,790
- Tuscaloosa, AL $61,770
- Salem, OR $61,650
- Jacksonville, FL $61,450
- Salisbury, MD $61,430
- Phoenix, AZ $60,890
- Modesto, CA $60,620
- Milwaukee, WI $60,530
- Traverse City, MI $60,470
- Durham, NC $60,230
- Charleston, SC $60,110
- Gettysburg, PA $60,020
- Stockton, CA $59,970
- Lynchburg, VA $59,880
- Kalamazoo, MI $59,800
- Slidell, LA $59,700
- Sacramento, CA $59,520
- Yuma, AZ $59,350
- Appleton, WI $59,240
- Providence, RI $58,580
- Janesville, WI $58,540
- Flint, MI $58,400
- Fresno, CA $58,270
- Manchester, NH $58,250
- Tulsa, OK $58,160
- Santa Maria, CA $58,000
- Lincoln, NE $57,990
- Sheboygan, WI $57,880
- Fond du Lac, WI $57,730
- Cheyenne, WY $57,470
- Racine, WI $57,370
- Detroit, MI $57,090
- Bakersfield, CA $56,960
- Portland, ME $56,930
- Birmingham, AL $56,920
- Chico, CA $56,710
- Grand Rapids, MI $55,800
- Savannah, GA $55,580
- Lexington, KY $55,460
- Pittsburgh, PA $55,190
- Lancaster, PA $55,000
- Kenosha, WI $54,870
- Philadelphia, PA $54,710
- Eau Claire, WI $54,080
- Allentown, PA $53,870
- Salt Lake City, UT $52,990
- Chambersburg, PA $52,740
- Lebanon, PA $52,720
- Nashville, TN $52,250
- La Crosse, WI $52,050
- Harrisburg, PA $51,950
- Reading, PA $51,930
- Charleston, WV $51,670
- Santa Cruz, CA $51,530
- Ogden, UT $51,440
- Baltimore, MD $51,390
- Florence, SC $51,230
- Oshkosh, WI $51,130
- Baton Rouge, LA $50,920
- Flagstaff, AZ $50,770
- Green Bay, WI $50,280
- Lansing, MI $50,130
- Raleigh, NC $49,970
- Augusta, GA $49,750
- Williamsport, PA $49,720
- Columbia, SC $49,480
- Crestview, FL $49,330
- North Port, FL $49,260
- Houston, TX $49,250
- York, PA $49,250