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

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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%