Salaries

Real Estate Agent Salary.

Across 81 U.S. cities.

$60,000

estimated national base salary

$40,000 to $92,000. Last updated September 2026.

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Government benchmark for this occupation

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median annual wage of $52,830 for Real Estate Sales Agents (SOC 41-9022) across the United States, based on 193,370 employed workers (May 2025 release).

10th percentile

$32,970

25th percentile

$40,040

Median

$52,830

75th percentile

$82,020

90th percentile

$123,590

Workers surveyed

193,370

What BLS published in each release

May 2024 release

$56,320

May 2025 release

$52,830

These are two separate published estimates, not a time series. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not encourage the use of OEWS data for time-series analysis. Differences between releases reflect changes in occupational classification, survey methodology, and the three-year pooled sample as well as any change in pay, so the two figures should not be read as a rate of wage growth.

BLS publishes wages by occupation code, not by job title, so this figure covers every role mapped to Real Estate Sales Agents (SOC 41-9022) rather than Real Estate Agent specifically. The national range at the top of this page is Orbyt’s role-level estimate, which is a different thing and is labelled as such.

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Highest Paying

$83,000

San Francisco, CA

Best Purchasing Power

$63,000

Raleigh, NC

Lowest Paying

$46,000

Charleston, WV

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated September 2026. This role maps to BLS occupation code 41-9022. Full methodology.

Orbyt estimates the average Real Estate Agent salary in the United States at $60,000 in 2026, within a range of $40,000 to $92,000. These figures are Orbyt estimates, computed rather than measured, and must not be cited as Bureau of Labor Statistics figures; the published BLS wage for the occupation this role maps to is shown separately on this page. San Francisco is the highest of the 81 cities at $83,000, while Raleigh offers the best purchasing power after cost-of-living adjustments. Market location and personal transaction volume create enormous salary variance.

Real Estate Agent salary by city.

Salary comparison across 81 cities
CityMedianRangeCOLAdjustedRank
San Francisco, CA$83,000$56,000 to $128,0001.35x$61,000#3383 of 3445
San Jose, CA$81,000$54,000 to $124,0001.38x$59,000#3400 of 3445
New York, NY$76,000$51,000 to $117,0001.28x$59,000#3394 of 3445
Honolulu, HI$76,000$51,000 to $117,0001.30x$58,000#3402 of 3445
Seattle, WA$74,000$49,000 to $113,0001.24x$60,000#3400 of 3445
Arlington, VA$74,000$49,000 to $113,0001.22x$61,000#3388 of 3445
Washington DC, DC$72,000$48,000 to $110,0001.25x$58,000#3404 of 3445
Jersey City, NJ$71,000$47,000 to $108,0001.20x$59,000#3402 of 3445
Boston, MA$70,000$47,000 to $108,0001.22x$57,000#3407 of 3445
Anchorage, AK$70,000$47,000 to $107,0001.13x$62,000#3385 of 3445
Princeton, NJ$70,000$46,000 to $107,0001.15x$61,000#3390 of 3445
Los Angeles, CA$69,000$46,000 to $106,0001.18x$58,000#3407 of 3445
Newark, NJ$69,000$46,000 to $105,0001.18x$58,000#3405 of 3445
Boulder, CO$68,000$45,000 to $104,0001.15x$59,000#3401 of 3445
San Diego, CA$67,000$45,000 to $103,0001.17x$57,000#3406 of 3445
Portland, OR$67,000$44,000 to $102,0001.10x$61,000#3392 of 3445
Hartford, CT$66,000$44,000 to $101,0001.08x$61,000#3386 of 3445
Manchester, NH$66,000$44,000 to $100,0001.06x$62,000#3380 of 3445
Miami, FL$65,000$43,000 to $99,0001.12x$58,000#3404 of 3445
Chicago, IL$64,000$42,000 to $97,0001.07x$60,000#3397 of 3445
Austin, TX$64,000$43,000 to $99,0001.03x$62,000#3378 of 3445
Portland, ME$64,000$43,000 to $99,0001.05x$61,000#3390 of 3445
Providence, RI$64,000$43,000 to $99,0001.04x$62,000#3390 of 3445
Burlington, VT$64,000$42,000 to $98,0001.06x$60,000#3392 of 3445
Denver, CO$63,000$42,000 to $96,0001.08x$58,000#3404 of 3445
Philadelphia, PA$63,000$42,000 to $97,0001.09x$58,000#3402 of 3445
Baltimore, MD$63,000$42,000 to $96,0001.08x$58,000#3402 of 3445
Sacramento, CA$63,000$42,000 to $97,0001.10x$57,000#3408 of 3445
Raleigh, NC$62,000$41,000 to $95,0000.99x$63,000#3381 of 3445
Wilmington, DE$62,000$41,000 to $95,0001.02x$61,000#3386 of 3445
Atlanta, GA$61,000$40,000 to $93,0001.02x$60,000#3397 of 3445
Charleston, SC$61,000$40,000 to $93,0000.98x$62,000#3385 of 3445
Virginia Beach, VA$61,000$41,000 to $94,0000.98x$62,000#3383 of 3445
Minneapolis, MN$60,000$40,000 to $93,0001.05x$57,000#3408 of 3445
Phoenix, AZ$59,000$40,000 to $91,0000.96x$61,000#3385 of 3445
Nashville, TN$59,000$40,000 to $91,0001.00x$59,000#3398 of 3445
Charlotte, NC$59,000$39,000 to $90,0000.97x$61,000#3391 of 3445
Tampa, FL$59,000$39,000 to $90,0000.96x$61,000#3392 of 3445
Albany, NY$59,000$39,000 to $90,0000.96x$61,000#3385 of 3445
Orlando, FL$59,000$40,000 to $91,0000.95x$62,000#3383 of 3445
Madison, WI$59,000$40,000 to $91,0000.95x$62,000#3382 of 3445
Ann Arbor, MI$59,000$40,000 to $91,0001.02x$58,000#3404 of 3445
Dallas, TX$58,000$39,000 to $89,0001.01x$57,000#3406 of 3445
Houston, TX$58,000$38,000 to $88,0000.97x$60,000#3397 of 3445
Boise, ID$58,000$38,000 to $88,0000.95x$61,000#3395 of 3445
Las Vegas, NV$58,000$38,000 to $88,0000.96x$60,000#3393 of 3445
Richmond, VA$58,000$39,000 to $89,0001.01x$57,000#3409 of 3445
Salt Lake City, UT$57,000$38,000 to $87,0000.98x$58,000#3403 of 3445
Columbus, OH$57,000$38,000 to $88,0000.93x$61,000#3384 of 3445
Spokane, WA$57,000$38,000 to $87,0000.92x$62,000#3384 of 3445
North Charleston, SC$57,000$38,000 to $87,0000.94x$61,000#3388 of 3445
Pittsburgh, PA$56,000$38,000 to $86,0000.92x$61,000#3390 of 3445
Kansas City, MO$56,000$37,000 to $86,0000.93x$60,000#3393 of 3445
New Orleans, LA$56,000$38,000 to $86,0000.92x$61,000#3389 of 3445
Milwaukee, WI$56,000$37,000 to $86,0000.91x$62,000#3387 of 3445
San Antonio, TX$56,000$37,000 to $85,0000.91x$62,000#3387 of 3445
Columbia, SC$56,000$37,000 to $86,0000.90x$62,000#3381 of 3445
Indianapolis, IN$55,000$36,000 to $84,0000.91x$60,000#3386 of 3445
Albuquerque, NM$55,000$37,000 to $84,0000.88x$63,000#3381 of 3445
Columbus, OH$55,000$37,000 to $85,0000.93x$59,000#3399 of 3445
Cincinnati, OH$55,000$36,000 to $84,0000.90x$61,000#3388 of 3445
Reno, NV$55,000$37,000 to $85,0000.96x$57,000#3405 of 3445
Knoxville, TN$55,000$37,000 to $84,0000.89x$62,000#3381 of 3445
Detroit, MI$53,000$36,000 to $82,0000.90x$59,000#3402 of 3445
St. Louis, MO$53,000$36,000 to $82,0000.90x$59,000#3396 of 3445
Louisville, KY$53,000$35,000 to $81,0000.88x$60,000#3392 of 3445
Omaha, NE$52,000$34,000 to $79,0000.88x$59,000#3399 of 3445
Oklahoma City, OK$52,000$35,000 to $80,0000.84x$62,000#3382 of 3445
Des Moines, IA$51,000$34,000 to $78,0000.86x$59,000#3397 of 3445
Sioux Falls, SD$51,000$34,000 to $78,0000.85x$60,000#3394 of 3445
Baton Rouge, LA$51,000$34,000 to $79,0000.88x$58,000#3403 of 3445
Fargo, ND$50,000$33,000 to $77,0000.85x$59,000#3401 of 3445
Cheyenne, WY$50,000$33,000 to $77,0000.87x$57,000#3410 of 3445
Lexington, KY$50,000$33,000 to $76,0000.86x$58,000#3403 of 3445
Des Moines, IA$50,000$33,000 to $77,0000.86x$58,000#3401 of 3445
Birmingham, AL$48,000$32,000 to $74,0000.84x$57,000#3407 of 3445
Little Rock, AR$48,000$32,000 to $73,0000.82x$59,000#3404 of 3445
Jackson, MS$48,000$32,000 to $73,0000.79x$61,000#3389 of 3445
Tulsa, OK$48,000$32,000 to $74,0000.83x$58,000#3404 of 3445
Wichita, KS$47,000$31,000 to $72,0000.82x$57,000#3405 of 3445
Charleston, WV$46,000$31,000 to $70,0000.78x$59,000#3396 of 3445

Skills that increase Real Estate Agent pay.

The premiums below are Orbyt's modelled scenarios for Real Estate Agents, not effects measured from job postings: each is a fixed percentage applied to the estimated base. At the top premium that works out to $8,400 a year.

LLM Fine-Tuning+14%

≈ +$8,400 per year

Reinforcement Learning+13%

≈ +$7,800 per year

CUDA+12%

≈ +$7,200 per year

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)+11%

≈ +$6,600 per year

Kubernetes+11%

≈ +$6,600 per year

Transformers+10%

≈ +$6,000 per year

Rust+10%

≈ +$6,000 per year

PyTorch+9%

≈ +$5,400 per year

What you should know.

Market location and personal transaction volume create enormous salary variance. Agents in high-value markets like San Francisco, New York, or Miami earn substantially more per deal. Top-producing agents closing 20 or more transactions annually can earn multiples of the median, while part-time agents may earn below minimum wage.

New agents typically earn $25,000 to $45,000 in their first year. Established agents with a referral network earn $60,000 to $100,000. Top producers consistently earn $120,000 to $250,000. Team leaders and broker-owners can exceed $300,000, though with significant business overhead.

Most agents are independent contractors earning 100% commission with no base salary. The listed figures reflect typical gross commission income. Agents pay their own health insurance, self-employment taxes, MLS fees, marketing costs, and brokerage splits of 20 to 50%.

Total compensation breakdown.

Base Salary
$60,000
Equity / Year
$7,000
Annual Bonus
5%
$3,000
Total Comp
$70,000

Salary by company size

Startup
< 50 employees
$51,000
Growth
50-500 employees
$56,000
Scale-up
500-5K employees
$60,000
Public
5K+ employees
$71,000

Remote salary adjustment

Remote Real Estate Agents typically earn $54,000 (10% less than on-site). This reflects location-adjusted pay policies at companies using geographic salary bands. Some companies pay flat national rates regardless of location.

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Common questions about Real Estate Agent pay.

Orbyt estimates the national median Real Estate Agent salary at $60,000 in 2026, within a range of $40,000 to $92,000. This is a computed estimate, not a measured wage. Where you land depends on your experience, skills, the company's size, and your location.

Entry level Real Estate Agents (0 to 2 years) typically earn $39,000 to $48,000. Mid level (3 to 5 years) run $51,000 to $63,000. Senior (6 to 9 years) reach $66,000 to $78,000, and lead level (10 plus years) $75,000 to $93,000.

Market location and personal transaction volume create enormous salary variance. Agents in high-value markets like San Francisco, New York, or Miami earn substantially more per deal. Top-producing agents closing 20 or more transactions annually can earn multiples of the median, while part-time agents may earn below minimum wage.

New agents typically earn $25,000 to $45,000 in their first year. Established agents with a referral network earn $60,000 to $100,000. Top producers consistently earn $120,000 to $250,000. Team leaders and broker-owners can exceed $300,000, though with significant business overhead.

Anchor your ask near the top of the range at $92,000 so you have room to settle around the $60,000 median. Bring specific data about your impact, and never accept the first number without a conversation.

With a national median of $60,000 and senior pay reaching $78,000 to $93,000, Real Estate Agent is a well compensated field. Pay varies by city, so compare cost of living adjusted numbers before judging any single offer.

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