Real Estate Sales Brokers

Median Salary: $55,700

Many real estate sales brokers across the United States share a handful of key professional attributes. For example, stress tolerance, initiative, and leadership can be vital for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 48,380 individuals were employed as real estate sales brokers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to utilize these traits and receive excellent training, particularly if you're ready to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for real estate sales brokers in the U.S. was $55,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $26.80. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about real estate sales brokers, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Real estate sales brokers should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Written Comprehension
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Speech Clarity

Different individuals go into different careers; real estate sales brokers are typically:

  • Enterprising
  • Conventional
  • Social

Working as a real estate sales broker requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Administration and Management
  • Mathematics
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Building and Construction

Related Occupations

« Return to Career Information

Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as real estate sales brokers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of real estate sales brokers in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Birmingham 60 $56,500 $27.20 $71,000 $34.20 -65.7%
Huntsville 50 $47,200 $22.70 $63,500 $30.50 -34.1%
Mobile NA $37,400 $18.00 $52,200 $25.10 NA
Montgomery NA $56,800 $27.30 $66,600 $32.00 NA
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lake Havasu City 90 $54,900 $26.40 $64,400 $30.90 427.3%
Phoenix 1,320 $40,300 $19.40 $72,200 $34.70 101.9%
Tucson 140 $125,100 $60.20 $137,900 $66.30 3%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fort Smith NA $36,400 $17.50 $66,500 $32.00 NA
Little Rock NA $62,400 $30.00 $73,600 $35.40 NA
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 50 NA NA NA NA -44.1%
Chico NA $104,700 $50.40 $148,900 $71.60 NA
Fresno 70 $81,000 $39.00 $152,900 $73.50 -41.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 2,270 $65,600 $31.50 $104,500 $50.30 23.8%
Oakland 400 $94,400 $45.40 $166,400+ $80.00+ 10.3%
Oxnard 60 $61,100 $29.40 $69,600 $33.40 -43.5%
Riverside 450 $53,100 $25.50 $63,800 $30.70 1.9%
Sacramento 250 $61,300 $29.50 $93,800 $45.10 -20.3%
Salinas 30 NA NA NA NA -40.3%
San Diego 590 $58,700 $28.20 $93,100 $44.80 24.6%
San Francisco (Area) 660 $99,700 $47.90 $166,400+ $80.00+ -9.7%
San Francisco (City) 260 $105,000 $50.50 $166,400+ $80.00+ -29.5%
San Jose 260 $87,700 $42.20 $111,800 $53.80 -19.5%
Santa Rosa 40 $111,700 $53.70 $161,800 $77.80 -43.2%
Stockton 50 $44,300 $21.30 $50,800 $24.40 -37.3%
Vallejo NA $48,400 $23.20 $60,900 $29.30 NA
Visalia 40 NA NA NA NA -23.2%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 120 NA NA NA NA 110.5%
Colorado Springs 160 $36,400 $17.50 $45,600 $21.90 73.2%
Denver 1,040 $38,300 $18.40 $68,800 $33.10 130.5%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Hartford 50 NA NA NA NA -77.8%
New Haven 60 $74,500 $35.80 $79,500 $38.20 -43.5%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 1,550 NA NA NA NA 65.7%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 270 $54,500 $26.20 $74,900 $36.00 199.5%
Cape Coral 420 $54,700 $26.30 $121,400 $58.40 465.4%
Deltona 160 $39,700 $19.10 $47,100 $22.60 178.6%
Fort Walton Beach 90 NA NA NA NA 219.7%
Jacksonville 250 $75,300 $36.20 $118,200 $56.80 15.9%
Lakeland 90 $50,300 $24.20 $62,000 $29.80 23.5%
Miami (Area) 2,530 $45,900 $22.00 $72,900 $35.10 231.6%
Naples 230 $49,700 $23.90 $104,700 $50.40 454.1%
Ocala 150 $48,000 $23.10 $88,800 $42.70 320.8%
Orlando 760 $69,300 $33.30 $92,000 $44.20 106.5%
Palm Bay NA $75,600 $36.40 $117,000 $56.30 NA
Palm Coast 100 $49,900 $24.00 $87,700 $42.20 1541.9%
Panama City 80 $36,100 $17.40 $40,600 $19.50 207.8%
Pensacola NA $34,000 $16.40 $40,800 $19.60 NA
Port St. Lucie 170 NA NA NA NA 269.7%
Punta Gorda 40 $35,900 $17.20 $38,700 $18.60 195.4%
Tallahassee 100 $69,400 $33.30 $75,600 $36.30 69.2%
Tampa 840 $47,500 $22.80 $74,700 $35.90 100%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Athens NA $23,100 $11.10 $24,500 $11.80 NA
Atlanta 730 $89,000 $42.80 $121,100 $58.20 -14.1%
Augusta 40 $72,400 $34.80 $90,600 $43.60 -45.4%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 140 NA NA NA NA -13.5%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 50 $35,100 $16.90 $49,400 $23.80 -48.1%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 40 $44,100 $21.20 $66,400 $31.90 23.2%
Chicago (Area) NA $62,800 $30.20 $73,600 $35.40 NA
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Evansville 60 $29,700 $14.30 $52,100 $25.10 -4.6%
Fort Wayne 40 $77,000 $37.00 $88,200 $42.40 -53.5%
Indianapolis 350 $54,000 $26.00 $64,200 $30.90 9.5%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Des Moines NA $61,900 $29.80 $78,000 $37.50 NA
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baton Rouge 100 $33,900 $16.30 $54,900 $26.40 -24.1%
Shreveport NA $50,700 $24.40 $60,300 $29.00 NA
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Portland NA $50,100 $24.10 $75,600 $36.30 NA
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 530 $41,500 $20.00 $67,500 $32.40 14.3%
Salisbury 50 $42,800 $20.60 $50,000 $24.00 130.5%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boston (Area) 880 $58,700 $28.20 $103,000 $49.50 40.5%
Springfield NA $31,300 $15.00 $87,000 $41.80 NA
Worcester 40 $62,500 $30.10 $99,100 $47.70 -58.4%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Battle Creek 30 NA NA NA NA 56.5%
Detroit (Area) 310 $45,000 $21.60 $96,400 $46.40 -20.8%
Grand Rapids 70 NA NA NA NA -46.2%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Minneapolis 170 $91,500 $44.00 $121,200 $58.30 -73%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Hattiesburg 30 $30,500 $14.70 $40,500 $19.50 52.2%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Kansas City 110 $38,300 $18.40 $58,200 $28.00 -70.8%
Springfield 40 $55,500 $26.70 $69,000 $33.20 -43.2%
St. Louis 200 $39,800 $19.20 $80,300 $38.60 -58.9%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 40 $48,600 $23.40 $63,900 $30.70 -37.3%
Omaha 90 $35,900 $17.30 $88,500 $42.50 -48.4%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Las Vegas 270 NA NA NA NA -14.3%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Trenton 30 NA NA NA NA -61.9%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 70 $58,800 $28.30 $89,600 $43.10 -53.2%
Las Cruces NA $19,100 $9.20 $44,400 $21.40 NA
Santa Fe 90 $94,300 $45.30 $105,300 $50.60 294.1%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 60 $39,400 $19.00 $87,000 $41.80 -64.9%
Buffalo 130 $45,100 $21.70 $49,500 $23.80 -33%
New York (Area) 4,790 NA NA NA NA 18.1%
Rochester 110 $53,900 $25.90 $136,600 $65.70 -39.2%
Syracuse 60 $66,700 $32.10 $75,200 $36.10 -48.1%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 160 $29,500 $14.20 $39,600 $19.00 155.4%
Burlington 70 $35,500 $17.10 $45,700 $22.00 230%
Charlotte 1,160 $36,200 $17.40 $62,400 $30.00 274.9%
Durham 300 $44,100 $21.20 $88,400 $42.50 192.2%
Fayetteville 270 $26,200 $12.60 $30,000 $14.40 474.1%
Goldsboro 60 $30,600 $14.70 $36,600 $17.60 238.4%
Greensboro 510 $35,000 $16.80 $60,400 $29.10 295.1%
Greenville 80 $27,100 $13.10 $40,500 $19.50 184.6%
Hickory 70 $28,700 $13.80 $31,400 $15.10 25.4%
Jacksonville 70 $39,500 $19.00 $45,800 $22.00 344.6%
Raleigh 900 $38,600 $18.50 $73,300 $35.20 388.4%
Rocky Mount 50 NA NA NA NA 119.7%
Wilmington 220 $43,400 $20.90 $73,200 $35.20 328.4%
Winston-Salem 280 $32,400 $15.60 $44,300 $21.30 273.8%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Canton 30 $54,600 $26.20 $108,000 $51.90 -49.7%
Cincinnati 170 $61,400 $29.50 $164,500 $79.10 -53.5%
Cleveland 80 $36,100 $17.30 $46,400 $22.30 -78.9%
Columbus 200 $55,400 $26.70 $119,200 $57.30 -39.2%
Dayton 50 $117,000 $56.20 $154,500 $74.30 -66.8%
Youngstown 30 $54,800 $26.40 $89,700 $43.10 -58.6%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Oklahoma City 380 $33,900 $16.30 $47,700 $22.90 83.5%
Tulsa 160 $38,700 $18.60 $57,800 $27.80 0.8%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 60 $46,600 $22.40 $64,700 $31.10 170%
Portland 470 $54,000 $26.00 $80,600 $38.70 28.1%
Salem NA $52,500 $25.30 $60,700 $29.20 NA
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 110 NA NA NA NA -13.5%
Harrisburg 60 $106,600 $51.30 $118,300 $56.90 -47.3%
Philadelphia (Area) NA $83,100 $40.00 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Pittsburgh 300 $94,900 $45.60 $158,100 $76.00 -27.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson NA $29,500 $14.20 $60,500 $29.10 NA
Charleston 280 $46,500 $22.40 $58,400 $28.10 171.4%
Columbia 310 $41,100 $19.80 $52,200 $25.10 151.1%
Greenville 140 $43,100 $20.70 $50,100 $24.10 28.4%
Myrtle Beach 240 $62,100 $29.90 $77,400 $37.20 479.2%
Spartanburg NA $55,800 $26.80 $60,800 $29.30 NA
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 60 NA NA NA NA -25.7%
Kingsport NA $22,900 $11.00 $24,600 $11.80 NA
Knoxville NA $41,000 $19.70 $59,600 $28.70 NA
Nashville 410 $52,200 $25.10 $65,100 $31.30 52.2%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Austin 250 NA NA NA NA -14.1%
Dallas (Area) 760 $52,700 $25.30 $87,500 $42.10 -35.4%
El Paso 50 NA NA NA NA -45.4%
Houston 840 $66,600 $32.00 $92,100 $44.30 -11.6%
Killeen NA $44,100 $21.20 $50,700 $24.40 NA
San Antonio 170 $54,200 $26.10 $79,000 $38.00 -44.6%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Salt Lake City NA $88,100 $42.30 $116,400 $56.00 NA
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 30 $34,300 $16.50 $39,400 $18.90 -24.1%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charlottesville NA $30,400 $14.60 $45,900 $22.10 NA
Lynchburg 100 $42,800 $20.60 $48,300 $23.20 167%
Richmond 150 NA NA NA NA -32.4%
Roanoke NA $155,900 $74.90 $166,400+ $80.00+ NA
Virginia Beach 230 $57,600 $27.70 $166,400+ $80.00+ -15.9%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 50 NA NA NA NA 89.7%
Bremerton 40 $88,100 $42.30 $125,200 $60.20 28.6%
Seattle (Area) 390 NA NA NA NA -42.4%
Spokane 50 $69,200 $33.30 $80,700 $38.80 -37.6%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Milwaukee 180 $47,500 $22.80 $83,700 $40.30 -38.9%