Occupational employment / Real estate sales agents
Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.
Estimates for "Real estate sales agents" are below, ordered by total employment.
| Area | Total employment | Mean hourly wage | Mean annual wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 7,320 | $29.30 | $60,940 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 12,420 | $40.12 | $83,440 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | 9,650 | $42.25 | $87,870 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 7,030 | $22.47 | $46,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 6,590 | $28.85 | $60,010 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | 5,760 | $29.34 | $61,040 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 5,700 | $22.84 | $47,500 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 5,180 | $24.39 | $50,720 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 5,100 | $25.10 | $52,210 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | 5,050 | $29.40 | $61,150 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | 4,140 | $24.98 | $51,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 3,890 | $32.96 | $68,560 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3,810 | Not available | Not available |
| Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 3,810 | $21.56 | $44,850 |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | 3,140 | $22.21 | $46,210 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3,080 | $32.22 | $67,020 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 3,030 | $23.91 | $49,730 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | 2,560 | Not available | Not available |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2,390 | $18.87 | $39,260 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 2,380 | $37.75 | $78,530 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 2,280 | $25.26 | $52,540 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 2,200 | $25.44 | $52,910 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD | 2,150 | $31.67 | $65,880 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 1,870 | $30.85 | $64,160 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1,830 | $21.58 | $44,890 |
| Richmond, VA | 1,800 | $26.66 | $55,450 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,780 | $22.85 | $47,530 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 1,780 | Not available | Not available |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,690 | $30.75 | $63,970 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division | 1,690 | $19.07 | $39,660 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 1,650 | $38.71 | $80,510 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | 1,630 | $38.16 | $79,380 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division | 1,610 | $23.29 | $48,430 |
| Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division | 1,560 | $29.13 | $60,590 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division | 1,540 | $27.06 | $56,280 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division | 1,460 | $27.02 | $56,200 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,460 | $22.95 | $47,730 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1,360 | $22.35 | $46,490 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1,330 | $18.34 | $38,160 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 1,280 | $22.51 | $46,830 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division | 1,250 | $43.47 | $90,410 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1,210 | $33.58 | $69,850 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,180 | $24.52 | $51,000 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1,110 | $24.28 | $50,510 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 980 | $32.03 | $66,630 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 950 | $19.70 | $40,980 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 890 | $27.67 | $57,560 |
| Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 890 | $19.65 | $40,880 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 850 | $24.06 | $50,040 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division | 820 | $22.14 | $46,040 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | 800 | $27.80 | $57,830 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 760 | $31.64 | $65,820 |
| Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division | 690 | $22.35 | $46,490 |
| Tulsa, OK | 670 | $25.28 | $52,590 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 670 | $20.23 | $42,080 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 660 | $28.51 | $59,300 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division | 630 | $24.78 | $51,540 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 620 | $25.86 | $53,800 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 610 | $23.25 | $48,360 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 590 | $22.40 | $46,590 |
| El Paso, TX | 560 | $22.81 | $47,450 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 560 | $29.47 | $61,290 |
| Columbus, OH | 540 | $24.60 | $51,170 |
| Rochester, NY | 530 | $20.92 | $43,510 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 530 | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Greenville, SC | 520 | $31.48 | $65,470 |
| Columbia, SC | 520 | $18.52 | $38,520 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | 510 | $25.01 | $52,010 |
| Lakeland, FL | 510 | $18.81 | $39,130 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 470 | $18.42 | $38,320 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 460 | $14.27 | $29,690 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 450 | $19.68 | $40,940 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 440 | $20.81 | $43,280 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 430 | Not available | Not available |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 430 | $26.05 | $54,180 |
| Honolulu, HI | 430 | $44.11 | $91,740 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 430 | $17.58 | $36,570 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 420 | $20.08 | $41,760 |
| Jackson, MS | 420 | $14.91 | $31,020 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 410 | $30.66 | $63,780 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 410 | $27.80 | $57,820 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 390 | $20.75 | $43,160 |
| Savannah, GA | 390 | $15.62 | $32,490 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 380 | $29.92 | $62,240 |
| Gainesville, FL | 370 | $16.16 | $33,610 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 370 | $35.77 | $74,390 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 370 | $12.44 | $25,880 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 370 | $21.06 | $43,800 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 360 | $24.79 | $51,560 |
| Wilmington, NC | 360 | Not available | Not available |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 360 | $16.88 | $35,110 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 360 | $16.21 | $33,720 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division | 350 | $21.32 | $44,350 |
| Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 350 | $28.45 | $59,170 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 340 | $14.73 | $30,640 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 330 | $24.72 | $51,420 |
| Charleston, WV | 320 | $18.01 | $37,470 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 320 | $25.18 | $52,380 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 310 | $18.36 | $38,180 |
| Roanoke, VA | 310 | $20.33 | $42,280 |
| Flint, MI | 300 | Not available | Not available |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 300 | $26.47 | $55,070 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 300 | $24.54 | $51,050 |
| Tucson, AZ | 300 | Not available | Not available |
| Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL | 280 | $14.44 | $30,020 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 270 | $20.96 | $43,590 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL | 260 | $23.80 | $49,510 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 260 | $22.41 | $46,600 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 260 | $20.42 | $42,470 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 260 | Not available | Not available |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 250 | $19.25 | $40,030 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 250 | $23.65 | $49,200 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | 240 | Not available | Not available |
| Dayton, OH | 240 | $27.02 | $56,210 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 230 | $14.72 | $30,620 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 230 | $20.65 | $42,960 |
| Reading, PA | 230 | $21.77 | $45,290 |
| Lancaster, PA | 220 | $19.58 | $40,730 |
| Huntsville, AL | 210 | $28.53 | $59,330 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 200 | Not available | Not available |
| Charlottesville, VA | 200 | $19.91 | $41,410 |
| Syracuse, NY | 190 | $18.88 | $39,260 |
| San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR | 190 | $19.07 | $39,670 |
| Macon, GA | 190 | $16.43 | $34,170 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 190 | $22.66 | $47,130 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 190 | $19.49 | $40,540 |
| St. George, UT | 190 | $23.96 | $49,840 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 190 | $14.79 | $30,770 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 190 | $20.30 | $42,220 |
| Lubbock, TX | 180 | $11.73 | $24,390 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 180 | $25.86 | $53,800 |
| Green Bay, WI | 180 | $34.44 | $71,640 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 180 | $27.78 | $57,790 |
| Erie, PA | 180 | $19.65 | $40,860 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 170 | $21.25 | $44,190 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 170 | $19.11 | $39,740 |
| Madison, WI | 170 | $26.01 | $54,090 |
| Akron, OH | 170 | $18.20 | $37,850 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 160 | $16.47 | $34,260 |
| Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division | 160 | $18.55 | $38,580 |
| Trenton-Ewing, NJ | 160 | $30.28 | $62,980 |
| Springfield, MO | 160 | $16.15 | $33,600 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 160 | $20.79 | $43,240 |
| Ocala, FL | 160 | Not available | Not available |
| Mobile, AL | 160 | $36.79 | $76,530 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 140 | $32.70 | $68,020 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 140 | $20.21 | $42,040 |
| Knoxville, TN | 140 | Not available | Not available |
| Peoria, IL | 130 | $20.47 | $42,570 |
| New Haven, CT | 130 | $22.38 | $46,550 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 130 | $12.21 | $25,390 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 130 | $17.40 | $36,200 |
| Midland, TX | 130 | $28.80 | $59,910 |
| Manchester, NH | 120 | $17.88 | $37,200 |
| Tyler, TX | 120 | $19.32 | $40,180 |
| Modesto, CA | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| Laredo, TX | 120 | Not available | Not available |
| State College, PA | 120 | $25.09 | $52,180 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 120 | $15.33 | $31,890 |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 120 | $22.68 | $47,170 |
| Lafayette, LA | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 110 | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| Holland-Grand Haven, MI | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Brunswick, GA | 110 | $15.87 | $33,010 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 110 | Not available | Not available |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 110 | $15.16 | $31,530 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 100 | $23.25 | $48,370 |
| Wichita, KS | 100 | $23.78 | $49,460 |
| Rockford, IL | 100 | Not available | Not available |
| Florence, SC | 100 | $20.20 | $42,020 |
| Ithaca, NY | 100 | $30.67 | $63,800 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 100 | $18.92 | $39,360 |
| Columbia, MO | 100 | $17.92 | $37,280 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA | 90 | Not available | Not available |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 90 | $23.05 | $47,950 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 90 | $18.49 | $38,470 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 90 | $21.92 | $45,590 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 90 | $12.04 | $25,040 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 90 | $19.86 | $41,300 |
| Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division | 90 | $17.74 | $36,910 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 90 | $21.89 | $45,530 |
| Amarillo, TX | 80 | $23.82 | $49,560 |
| Montgomery, AL | 80 | $24.38 | $50,700 |
| Toledo, OH | 80 | $32.03 | $66,620 |
| Lincoln, NE | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 80 | $14.84 | $30,860 |
| Odessa, TX | 80 | $13.21 | $27,470 |
| Ames, IA | 80 | $25.89 | $53,850 |
| Dover, DE | 80 | $25.16 | $52,320 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 80 | $23.06 | $47,970 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division | 80 | Not available | Not available |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 70 | Not available | Not available |
| Rochester, MN | 70 | $17.75 | $36,930 |
| Gainesville, GA | 70 | $18.60 | $38,690 |
| Valdosta, GA | 70 | $16.20 | $33,690 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 70 | $27.33 | $56,840 |
| Binghamton, NY | 70 | $21.33 | $44,360 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | $26.92 | $55,990 |
| Rapid City, SD | 60 | $19.35 | $40,260 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division | 60 | $15.51 | $32,250 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 60 | $19.69 | $40,950 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 60 | $13.21 | $27,480 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 60 | $19.58 | $40,730 |
| Salisbury, MD | 60 | $40.67 | $84,590 |
| Evansville, IN-KY | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division | 60 | $24.98 | $51,960 |
| Altoona, PA | 60 | $16.52 | $34,370 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Danville, VA | 60 | $14.02 | $29,170 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 60 | $18.12 | $37,700 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 60 | $28.91 | $60,140 |
| Yuma, AZ | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 60 | $28.62 | $59,540 |
| Springfield, MA-CT | 60 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 60 | $16.07 | $33,410 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 60 | $16.17 | $33,630 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI | 60 | $16.52 | $34,360 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 60 | $16.40 | $34,100 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 50 | $22.07 | $45,900 |
| Longview, TX | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 50 | $20.80 | $43,250 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA | 50 | $17.79 | $36,990 |
| Anchorage, AK | 50 | $33.08 | $68,800 |
| Sumter, SC | 50 | $13.69 | $28,470 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 50 | $19.35 | $40,250 |
| Carson City, NV | 50 | $28.31 | $58,870 |
| Casper, WY | 50 | $16.88 | $35,110 |
| Morgantown, WV | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Spokane, WA | 50 | $22.22 | $46,220 |
| Pueblo, CO | 50 | Not available | Not available |
| Monroe, LA | 50 | $20.00 | $41,600 |
| New Bedford, MA | 40 | $24.55 | $51,070 |
| Olympia, WA | 40 | $23.03 | $47,900 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 40 | $13.76 | $28,610 |
| Lebanon, PA | 40 | $24.92 | $51,840 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 40 | $18.66 | $38,800 |
| Williamsport, PA | 40 | $16.45 | $34,210 |
| Lawton, OK | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Monroe, MI | 40 | $25.24 | $52,490 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 40 | $22.78 | $47,390 |
| Chico, CA | 40 | $26.84 | $55,820 |
| Greenville, NC | 40 | $24.10 | $50,120 |
| Johnstown, PA | 40 | $28.85 | $60,010 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 40 | $21.36 | $44,420 |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH | 40 | $25.06 | $52,130 |
| Owensboro, KY | 40 | $18.79 | $39,070 |
| Salem, OR | 40 | Not available | Not available |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 40 | $22.16 | $46,100 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Pittsfield, MA | 30 | $28.13 | $58,510 |
| Peabody, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $25.33 | $52,690 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 30 | $15.94 | $33,160 |
| Medford, OR | 30 | $21.63 | $44,980 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 30 | $26.69 | $55,520 |
| Salinas, CA | 30 | $34.23 | $71,200 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL | 30 | $20.42 | $42,480 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 30 | Not available | Not available |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 30 | $13.75 | $28,590 |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division | 30 | $20.05 | $41,700 |
| Lawrence, KS | 30 | $14.49 | $30,140 |
| Durham, NC | Not available | $30.49 | $63,410 |
| Greeley, CO | Not available | $16.02 | $33,330 |
| Grand Junction, CO | Not available | $25.21 | $52,430 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | Not available | $21.94 | $45,630 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | Not available | $25.09 | $52,190 |
| Anderson, SC | Not available | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Appleton, WI | Not available | $19.10 | $39,730 |
| Jonesboro, AR | Not available | $17.40 | $36,190 |
| Fairbanks, AK | Not available | $27.24 | $56,660 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | Not available | $23.47 | $48,810 |
| Topeka, KS | Not available | $14.85 | $30,880 |
| Alexandria, LA | Not available | $21.72 | $45,170 |
| Ocean City, NJ | Not available | $21.76 | $45,270 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Not available | $19.61 | $40,790 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division | Not available | $19.22 | $39,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division | Not available | $23.04 | $47,930 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | Not available | $16.63 | $34,590 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | Not available | $19.83 | $41,240 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not available | $15.43 | $32,090 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | Not available | $18.50 | $38,480 |
| Rome, GA | Not available | $17.16 | $35,690 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | Not available | $21.12 | $43,930 |
| Waco, TX | Not available | $11.08 | $23,040 |
| Albany, GA | Not available | $8.13 | $16,920 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | Not available | $15.38 | $31,980 |
| Palm Coast, FL | Not available | $24.60 | $51,160 |
| Jackson, MI | Not available | $19.99 | $41,580 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | Not available | $30.14 | $62,700 |
| Billings, MT | Not available | $21.13 | $43,940 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | Not available | $38.94 | $80,990 |
| Bellingham, WA | Not available | $22.30 | $46,390 |
| Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA | Not available | $23.20 | $48,250 |
| Fayetteville, NC | Not available | $22.10 | $45,970 |
| Missoula, MT | Not available | $20.52 | $42,690 |
| Great Falls, MT | Not available | $17.23 | $35,840 |
| Boulder, CO | Not available | $27.62 | $57,440 |
| Stockton, CA | Not available | $25.88 | $53,840 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | Not available | $34.88 | $72,550 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $26.05 | $54,190 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | Not available | $33.41 | $69,500 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Not available | $48.14 | $100,130 |
| Cheyenne, WY | Not available | $35.46 | $73,770 |
| Elmira, NY | Not available | $20.42 | $42,470 |
| Redding, CA | Not available | $39.97 | $83,140 |
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