Real Estate Agent salary
What a real estate agent actually earns, from 269 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see real estate agent pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A real estate agent earns a blended US median near 83,263 dollars, with the typical middle running from 67,480 dollars to 98,645 dollars. The official OEWS median is 56,320 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 15 percent since 2019. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is real estate developer, at 19 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open real estate agent roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
Immobilienmakler / Real Estate Agent (m/f/d) at BuenaBerlin2d agoApply- Technischer Property Manager (w/m/d) - Wohnimmobilien at Trigon Gruppe GmbHBerlin2d agoApply
- immobilienmakler at SIB Schweizer ImmobilienBerater AGZollikon, Zürich2d agoApply
- Leasing Consultant at Roers CompaniesSalt Lake City, UT$37k–$47k2d agoApply
Selbständige/-n immobilienmakler/-in at RE/MAXRegensdorf, Zürich4d agoApply
Immobilienmakler (m/w/d) – Schwerpunkt Vermietung | Werkstudent oder Teilzeit at Lpe Immobilien Management GmbhMünchen5d agoApply
By country
- United States$67,480$83,263$98,645
- Canada$36,271$36,271$50,779
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 7'900/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 33 Betriebswirtschaftliche und kaufmännische Fachkräfte und Verwaltungsfachkräfte: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 94'800 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- New York$97,440
- Massachusetts$85,170
- Washington$76,980
- California$62,420
- Virginia$61,790
- Utah$55,380
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a real estate agent profile already covers.
- 600 open account executive roles$146,123 median · +$62,860 · 14% readiness
- 217 open creative director roles$135,457 median · +$52,194 · 12% readiness
- 600 open project manager roles$126,568 median · +$43,305 · 16% readiness
- 144 open real estate developer roles$121,662 median · +$38,399 · 19% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for a real estate agent.
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- Real Estate Developer salary$121,662 median
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Quick answers
How much does a real estate agent make?
The blended US median is about 83,263 dollars, with a typical range from 67,480 dollars to 98,645 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 56,320 dollars.
What can a real estate agent move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is real estate developer, at 19 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 41-9022. Live corpus 269 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.