Real Estate Brokers · SOC 41-9021
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Real Estate Brokerss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for real estate brokers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (6 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 86 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $168,320 | 160 | 0.2 |
| 2 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $124,210 | Not published | Not published |
| 3 | Boise City, ID | $104,780 | Not published | Not published |
| 4 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $103,070 | Not published | Not published |
| 5 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $99,020 | Not published | Not published |
| 6 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $98,950 | Not published | Not published |
| 7 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $95,320 | 150 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $94,990 | Not published | Not published |
| 9 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $92,830 | Not published | Not published |
| 10 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $91,770 | Not published | Not published |
| 11 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $89,150 | 50 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Medford, OR | $88,760 | Not published | Not published |
| 13 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $87,670 | Not published | Not published |
| 14 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $86,290 | Not published | Not published |
| 15 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $85,600 | 690 | 0.4 |
| 16 | Harrisonburg, VA | $84,590 | Not published | Not published |
| 17 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $83,860 | Not published | Not published |
| 18 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $83,690 | Not published | Not published |
| 19 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $83,680 | 40 | 0.1 |
| 20 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $82,790 | Not published | Not published |
| 21 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $82,490 | 80 | 0.4 |
| 22 | Corvallis, OR | $82,280 | 30 | 0.8 |
| 23 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $81,550 | 150 | 0.1 |
| 24 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $80,450 | Not published | Not published |
| 25 | Albuquerque, NM | $80,340 | Not published | Not published |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Real Estate Brokers overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.