Median annual pay for real estate brokers and sales agents (May 2025), or $27.59 per hour.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Verified 2026-10-17Cite this stat: $57,400: Median annual pay for real estate brokers and sales agents (May 2025), or $27.59 per hour. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/real-estate-agent-statistics#stat-bl-2025-pay
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Verified 2026-10-17Cite this stat: $73,220: Median annual pay for real estate brokers (May 2025). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/real-estate-agent-statistics#stat-bl-broker-pay
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Verified 2026-10-17Cite this stat: $52,830: Median annual pay for real estate sales agents (May 2025). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/real-estate-agent-statistics#stat-bl-agent-pay
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Verified 2026-10-17Cite this stat: 530,600: Number of jobs held by real estate brokers and sales agents in 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/real-estate-agent-statistics#stat-bl-2025-jobs
See how Nadia scales follow-up →Projected employment growth for real estate brokers and sales agents, 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Verified 2026-10-17Cite this stat: +2%: Projected employment growth for real estate brokers and sales agents, 2025 to 2035 (about as fast as average). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/real-estate-agent-statistics#stat-bl-2025-growth
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Verified 2026-10-17Cite this stat: 40,400: Projected openings per year, on average, for real estate brokers and sales agents over 2025 to 2035. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (verified 2026-10-17). Compiled by Kept in Touch (keptintouch.com): https://keptintouch.com/resources/real-estate-agent-statistics#stat-bl-2025-openings
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Methodology and sources
Every figure on this page was retrieved from the primary source linked on its card and verified on 2026-10-17. The occupation is real estate brokers and sales agents (SOC 41-9020); figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2025 data.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Outlook Handbook, Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/sales/real-estate-brokers-and-sales-agents.htm
No figure appears here that could not be traced to a cited source. Figures we could not verify are left out. The BLS updates this occupation page on its own schedule; older figures circulate elsewhere and are superseded by the values above.