Salaries / Real Estate Agent
Sales & Business · SOC 41-9022
Real Estate Agent salary
Real estate sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent property. A state license is required.
Median annual
$52,830
Median hourly
$25.40
Typical range
$32,970 to $123,590
Most real estate agents are paid on commission, so real earnings swing widely with deals closed. Treat any median as a rough middle, not a salary.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025. Figures are gross pay and vary by location, employer, and experience.
The pay range, visually.
Low end (about the 10th percentile), median, and high end (about the 90th percentile).
By state, at a glance
These at-a-glance figures are estimates derived from the national median and a state wage index, shown to give a rough sense of local differences. Pick any state (here or in the selector above) to look up its real figures.
Your skills are a business
Ideas we have for people in sales & business.
The same experience that earns a paycheck as a real estate agent can start a business. Here are real ideas from our marketplace that fit this field.
Start a Corporate Housing Business
Lease and furnish properties, then rent them by the month to companies housing traveling nurses, relocated employees, and project crews.
Start a Property Management Company
Handle tenants, rent collection, and maintenance for landlords who do not want the headaches, earning a monthly percentage of rent on every property you sign.
Build a Buy-and-Hold Rental Portfolio
Buy residential property, rent it out, and hold it for cash flow and long-term appreciation, becoming a landlord who builds wealth one door at a time.
Start an Airbnb Co-Hosting and Management Business
Manage short-term rentals for owners who have the property but not the time, earning a percentage of the revenue without buying a single house.
You could hire real estate agents, not just be one.
We have a staffing calculator to price the work and a full course on how to start a staffing agency, so you can turn a field you already know into a business that puts other people to work.