Real Estate Agent salary

What a real estate agent actually earns, from 232 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 2026-07-23.

Pay in2 markets measured
$78,056Median (blended)
$70,643$93,469Typical range (25th–75th)
$56,320Official OEWS median
+15%OEWS since 2019
191kUS employed

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.

United States pay over time · 25th–75th band · official OEWS with the live 2026 read

What the number means

A real estate agent earns a blended US median near 78,056 dollars, with the typical middle running from 70,643 dollars to 93,469 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 14 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.

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By country

  • United States$70,643$93,469 · median $78,056
  • Canada$35,663$35,663 · median $35,663

Top-paying US states

OEWS median by state, highest first.

  • New Yorkmedian $97,440
  • New Jerseymedian $66,680
  • Virginiamedian $61,790
  • Texasmedian $50,150

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Quick answers

How much does a real estate agent make?

The blended US median is about 78,056 dollars, with a typical range from 70,643 dollars to 93,469 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 14 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.

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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 232 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.

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