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Key numbers

Median pay
$52,830 a year ($25.40 an hour)
Pay range
$32,970 (10th percentile) to $123,590 (90th percentile)
Jobs
193,370 wage and salary jobs
Median pay in every state
Map of median annual pay for real estate agents by state, May 2025. Darker blue means higher pay.Alabama: $60,890Alaska: $89,170Arizona: $58,780Arkansas: $38,180California: $57,560Colorado: $63,670Connecticut: $46,770Delaware: $47,180District of Columbia: $123,770Florida: $49,310Georgia: $46,730Hawaii: $46,220Idaho: $39,820Illinois: $59,220Indiana: $46,880Iowa: not published by BLSKansas: $39,770Kentucky: $58,610Louisiana: $45,850Maine: $56,930Maryland: $52,630Massachusetts: not published by BLSMichigan: $57,880Minnesota: $46,410Mississippi: $39,550Missouri: $43,960Montana: $79,100Nebraska: $47,240Nevada: $79,990New Hampshire: $57,620New Jersey: $99,990New Mexico: $76,170New York: $102,990North Carolina: $51,240North Dakota: $73,920Ohio: $46,240Oklahoma: $47,980Oregon: $61,610Pennsylvania: $56,040Rhode Island: $60,310South Carolina: $56,580South Dakota: $65,170Tennessee: $46,250Texas: $45,740Utah: $50,720Vermont: not published by BLSVirginia: $63,980Washington: $79,130West Virginia: $59,050Wisconsin: $58,120Wyoming: $49,990
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  • $46k to $51k
  • $51k to $58k
  • $58k to $65k
  • $65k and up
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Median annual pay, real estate agents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025.

StateMedian annual pay
United States$52,830
Alabama$60,890
Alaska$89,170
Arizona$58,780
Arkansas$38,180
California$57,560
Colorado$63,670
Connecticut$46,770
Delaware$47,180
District of Columbia$123,770
Florida$49,310
Georgia$46,730
Hawaii$46,220
Idaho$39,820
Illinois$59,220
Indiana$46,880
IowaNot published
Kansas$39,770
Kentucky$58,610
Louisiana$45,850
Maine$56,930
Maryland$52,630
MassachusettsNot published
Michigan$57,880
Minnesota$46,410
Mississippi$39,550
Missouri$43,960
Montana$79,100
Nebraska$47,240
Nevada$79,990
New Hampshire$57,620
New Jersey$99,990
New Mexico$76,170
New York$102,990
North Carolina$51,240
North Dakota$73,920
Ohio$46,240
Oklahoma$47,980
Oregon$61,610
Pennsylvania$56,040
Rhode Island$60,310
South Carolina$56,580
South Dakota$65,170
Tennessee$46,250
Texas$45,740
Utah$50,720
VermontNot published
Virginia$63,980
Washington$79,130
West Virginia$59,050
Wisconsin$58,120
Wyoming$49,990

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wage and salary workers; self-employed workers are not included.

Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (wage and salary workers). How to read these numbers

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