Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

41-9021 Real Estate Brokers

Operate real estate office, or work for commercial real estate firm, overseeing real estate transactions. Other duties usually include selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
41,190 4.6 % $36.22 $75,330 3.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.18 $16.32 $27.39 $45.77 (5)
Annual Wage (2) $23,260 $33,950 $56,970 $95,210 (5)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Offices of real estate agents and brokers 22,520 $39.11 $81,350
Activities related to real estate 7,200 $28.51 $59,290
Lessors of real estate 4,970 $30.87 $64,200
Land subdivision 1,260 $34.36 $71,460
Residential building construction 870 $39.27 $81,680

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Other investment pools and funds 410 $67.62 $140,650
Nonresidential building construction 50 $48.46 $100,790
Activities related to credit intermediation 800 $45.72 $95,100
Professional and similar organizations 80 $43.59 $90,660
Nondepository credit intermediation 230 $40.83 $84,920

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
North Carolina 4,990 $19.70 $40,990 0.132%
Arizona 2,140 $50.02 $104,040 0.090%
Colorado 1,440 $28.35 $58,960 0.068%
District of Columbia 380 $23.29 $48,440 0.062%
Maine 320 $44.31 $92,160 0.053%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Nevada 390 $65.24 $135,700 0.034%
Louisiana 220 $64.55 $134,270 0.012%
Vermont 30 $57.36 $119,310 0.010%
Maryland 770 $57.07 $118,700 0.031%
California 4,420 $50.55 $105,140 0.030%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1,400 $17.20 $35,780 0.203%
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,560 $24.87 $51,730 0.188%
Fayetteville, NC MSA 170 $13.80 $28,690 0.153%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 290 $38.42 $79,900 0.146%
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 360 $33.45 $69,570 0.126%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Baton Rouge, LA MSA (7) $79.54 $165,450 (7)
Detroit, MI PMSA 260 $71.97 $149,700 0.013%
San Jose, CA PMSA (7) $71.54 $148,790 (7)
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 410 $65.16 $135,530 0.046%
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA 550 $63.08 $131,210 0.077%

About November 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year.

(7) Estimate not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005