Property Sales Brokers
Training and Education
| Fast Facts* | |
|---|---|
| Recommended Degree Level | Certificate or Higher |
| Salary, Typical | $58,350 |
| Salary Range | |
| Number of Jobs, 2012 | 37,270 |
| Annual Job Growth Rate | 2.9% |
| Job Openings per Year (est.) | 2,970 |
Having work experience in a related occupation may make it easier to find a job. Employees with a bachelor's degree or higher are 45% of the total. About 37% of property sales brokers have some college education, but do not have a degree. High school was all the education required by 18% of workers to get a job.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Government survey data shows that 16% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. Some 64% of property sales brokers work primarily as a consultant.
Area Job Conditions
Cities with few jobs per capita for employees are Fort Worth (Texas), Austin (Texas), and Cleveland (Ohio). The most jobs are found in Palm Coast (Florida), Kingman (Arizona), and Wilmington (North Carolina).
Within the US, the highest salaries for property sales brokers are found in San Francisco (California), New York (New York), and Atlanta (Georgia), and the lowest are found in Fayetteville (North Carolina), Boise (Idaho), and Greenville (North Carolina).
Video Overview
A quick intro into property, or real estate, broker careers. Created for the US Dept. of Labor.
Salaries by City
See typical salaries and ranges for this career below*. Shift click to sort by more than one column -- for example first shift-click on state and then shift-click on salary to find best and worst salaries in each state.
| State | City / Region | Typical Salary | Salary Range | Job Count | % of All Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Anchorage | $54,880 | 40 | 0.02% | |
| AL | Birmingham - Hoover | $52,710 | 130 | 0.03% | |
| AL | Huntsville | $42,530 | N/A | N/A | |
| AL | Montgomery | $57,400 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| AZ | Flagstaff | $28,190 | N/A | N/A | |
| AZ | Lake Havasu City $ Kingman | $44,090 | 30 | 0.08% | |
| AZ | Phoenix - Mesa - Glendale | $46,020 | 990 | 0.06% | |
| CA | Bakersfield - Delano | $42,080 | 30 | 0.01% | |
| CA | Fresno | $81,090 | 80 | 0.03% | |
| CA | Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale (Metro Area) | $94,030 | 1,620 | 0.04% | |
| CA | Oakland - Fremont - Hayward (Metro Area) | $63,390 | 230 | 0.02% | |
| CA | Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura | $41,400 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario | $57,230 | 520 | 0.04% | |
| CA | Sacramento - Arden - Arcade - Roseville | $65,030 | 130 | 0.02% | |
| CA | Salinas | $95,030 | N/A | N/A | |
| CA | San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos | $65,280 | 340 | 0.03% | |
| CA | San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City (Metro Area) | $63,800 | 190 | 0.02% | |
| CA | San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara | $109,040 | 160 | 0.02% | |
| CA | San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles | $72,480 | 50 | 0.05% | |
| CA | Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine (Metro Area) | $100,200 | 910 | 0.06% | |
| CA | Santa Rosa - Petaluma | $70,860 | 30 | 0.02% | |
| CO | Boulder | $42,190 | N/A | N/A | |
| CO | Colorado Springs | $35,310 | 210 | 0.09% | |
| CO | Denver - Aurora - Broomfield | $45,560 | 960 | 0.08% | |
| CO | Fort Collins - Loveland | $48,800 | 90 | 0.07% | |
| CT | Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk | N/A | 150 | 0.04% | |
| CT | New Haven | $34,400 | 70 | 0.02% | |
| DC | Washington - Arlington - Alexandria (Metro Area) | $57,740 | 960 | 0.04% | |
| FL | Cape Coral - Fort Myers | N/A | 100 | 0.05% | |
| FL | Crestview - Fort Walton Beach - Destin | $49,480 | 110 | 0.16% | |
| FL | Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach (Metro Area) | $30,340 | 670 | 0.09% | |
| FL | Jacksonville | $55,770 | N/A | N/A | |
| FL | Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall (Metro Area) | N/A | 510 | 0.05% | |
| FL | Ocala | N/A | 30 | 0.04% | |
| FL | Orlando - Kissimmee - Sanford | $50,120 | 530 | 0.05% | |
| FL | Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville | N/A | 70 | 0.04% | |
| FL | Pensacola - Ferry Pass - Brent | $52,360 | 30 | 0.02% | |
| FL | Port St. Lucie | $37,070 | 80 | 0.06% | |
| FL | Punta Gorda | $62,240 | 30 | 0.08% | |
| FL | Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater | N/A | 350 | 0.03% | |
| GA | Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta | $66,100 | 1,730 | 0.08% | |
| GA | Savannah | $42,890 | 40 | 0.02% | |
| HI | Honolulu | $75,790 | 200 | 0.05% | |
| IA | Davenport - Moline - Rock Island | $35,710 | 30 | 0.02% | |
| ID | Boise City - Nampa | N/A | 40 | 0.01% | |
| IL | Chicago - Joliet - Naperville (Metro Area) | $55,410 | 1,140 | 0.03% | |
| IL | Lake County - Kenosha County (Metro Area) | $38,960 | N/A | N/A | |
| IN | Gary (Metro Area) | $61,430 | 40 | 0.01% | |
| IN | Indianapolis - Carmel | N/A | 450 | 0.05% | |
| IN | South Bend - Mishawaka | N/A | 50 | 0.04% | |
| KS | Wichita | $79,220 | 60 | 0.02% | |
| KY | Louisville - Jefferson County | $46,480 | 90 | 0.02% | |
| LA | Baton Rouge | $46,870 | N/A | N/A | |
| MA | Boston - Cambridge - Quincy (Metro Area) | $131,550 | 570 | 0.03% | |
| MA | Framingham (Metro Area) | $114,600 | 40 | 0.03% | |
| MA | Worcester | $88,330 | 80 | 0.03% | |
| MD | Baltimore - Towson | $70,550 | 320 | 0.03% | |
| MD | Bethesda - Rockville - Frederick (Metro Area) | N/A | 310 | 0.05% | |
| ME | Portland - South Portland - Biddeford | $64,070 | 80 | 0.04% | |
| MI | Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn (Metro Area) | $99,160 | 40 | 0.01% | |
| MI | Grand Rapids - Wyoming | $18,780 | N/A | N/A | |
| MI | Lansing - East Lansing | $46,870 | 30 | 0.02% | |
| MI | Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills (Metro Area) | $68,850 | 200 | 0.02% | |
| MN | Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington | $43,670 | 170 | 0.01% | |
| MO | Kansas City | $34,260 | 270 | 0.03% | |
| MO | St. Louis | $80,160 | 100 | 0.01% | |
| NC | Asheville | $32,260 | 130 | 0.08% | |
| NC | Burlington | $41,010 | 100 | 0.18% | |
| NC | Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill | $50,270 | 1,320 | 0.15% | |
| NC | Durham - Chapel Hill | $36,980 | N/A | N/A | |
| NC | Fayetteville | $35,830 | 160 | 0.12% | |
| NC | Greensboro - High Point | $40,100 | 450 | 0.13% | |
| NC | Greenville | $35,810 | 90 | 0.12% | |
| NC | Hickory - Lenoir - Morganton | $32,210 | N/A | N/A | |
| NC | Jacksonville | $68,990 | 110 | 0.26% | |
| NC | Raleigh - Cary | $43,020 | 720 | 0.14% | |
| NC | Wilmington | $42,720 | 240 | 0.18% | |
| NC | Winston - Salem | $38,480 | 270 | 0.13% | |
| NE | Lincoln | $29,450 | N/A | N/A | |
| NE | Omaha - Council Bluffs | $71,110 | 130 | 0.03% | |
| NH | Manchester | $72,950 | 40 | 0.04% | |
| NJ | Camden (Metro Area) | $79,580 | N/A | N/A | |
| NJ | Edison - New Brunswick (Metro Area) | $126,280 | 160 | 0.02% | |
| NJ | Newark - Union (Metro Area) | $104,360 | 290 | 0.03% | |
| NJ | Trenton - Ewing | $130,970 | 30 | 0.02% | |
| NM | Albuquerque | N/A | 50 | 0.01% | |
| NV | Las Vegas - Paradise | $65,350 | 260 | 0.03% | |
| NY | Albany - Schenectady - Troy | $62,250 | N/A | N/A | |
| NY | New York - White Plains - Wayne (Metro Area) | $102,120 | 1,220 | 0.02% | |
| OH | Canton - Massillon | $49,400 | 40 | 0.02% | |
| OH | Cincinnati - Middletown | $36,790 | 30 | 0.00% | |
| OH | Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor | N/A | 150 | 0.01% | |
| OH | Columbus | $100,020 | 40 | 0.00% | |
| OH | Dayton | N/A | 50 | 0.01% | |
| OK | Lawton | $50,130 | 30 | 0.08% | |
| OK | Oklahoma City | $34,380 | 280 | 0.05% | |
| OK | Tulsa | N/A | 190 | 0.05% | |
| OR | Bend | $67,920 | N/A | N/A | |
| OR | Eugene - Springfield | $62,430 | 90 | 0.07% | |
| OR | Portland - Vancouver - Hillsboro | $64,830 | 490 | 0.05% | |
| PA | Harrisburg - Carlisle | $97,540 | 40 | 0.01% | |
| PA | Lancaster | N/A | 30 | 0.01% | |
| PA | Philadelphia (Metro Area) | $117,380 | 870 | 0.05% | |
| PA | Pittsburgh | N/A | 250 | 0.02% | |
| PR | San Juan - Caguas - Guaynabo | $43,140 | N/A | N/A | |
| SC | Charleston - North Charleston - Summerville | $51,070 | 150 | 0.05% | |
| SC | Columbia | $81,960 | 180 | 0.05% | |
| SC | Greenville - Mauldin - Easley | $71,460 | 40 | 0.01% | |
| SC | Myrtle Beach - North Myrtle Beach - Conway | $36,930 | 60 | 0.05% | |
| TN | Chattanooga | N/A | 50 | 0.02% | |
| TN | Knoxville | $77,150 | 50 | 0.02% | |
| TN | Memphis | $31,190 | 140 | 0.02% | |
| TN | Nashville - Davidson - Murfreesboro - Franklin | $45,970 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | Austin - Round Rock - San Marcos | N/A | 340 | 0.04% | |
| TX | Brownsville - Harlingen | N/A | 60 | 0.05% | |
| TX | Dallas - Plano - Irving (Metro Area) | $58,670 | 490 | 0.02% | |
| TX | Fort Worth - Arlington (Metro Area) | N/A | 250 | 0.03% | |
| TX | Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown | $64,080 | 340 | 0.01% | |
| TX | Killeen - Temple - Fort Hood | $77,350 | N/A | N/A | |
| TX | San Antonio - New Braunfels | $66,230 | 140 | 0.02% | |
| UT | Salt Lake City | $46,710 | 60 | 0.01% | |
| VA | Charlottesville | $32,500 | N/A | N/A | |
| VA | Richmond | $41,290 | 310 | 0.05% | |
| VA | Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News | $59,060 | 190 | 0.03% | |
| WA | Seattle - Bellevue - Everett (Metro Area) | $52,870 | 270 | 0.02% | |
| WA | Spokane | $55,540 | 50 | 0.03% | |
| WI | Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis | N/A | 140 | 0.02% |