The highest-paying states for real estate sales agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of real estate sales agents in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,800, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for real estate sales agents. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $83,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of real estate sales agents in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $95,800 |
$52,310 | 150 |
| 2 | New York | $83,560 |
$46,640 | 5,740 |
| 3 | South Dakota | $77,560 |
$38,250 | 450 |
| 4 | Colorado | $75,000 |
$32,140 | 6,760 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $74,110 |
$51,830 | 1,380 |
| 6 | Mississippi | $69,590 |
$24,520 | 430 |
| 7 | Alaska | $67,560 |
$44,990 | 230 |
| 8 | Washington | $66,290 |
$41,600 | 4,950 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $65,570 |
$40,970 | 2,290 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $64,550 |
$36,310 | 310 |
| 11 | Vermont | $61,400 |
$37,950 | 60 |
| 12 | Maryland | $60,520 |
$34,610 | 2,220 |
| 13 | Iowa | $59,670 |
$42,300 | 410 |
| 14 | California | $58,930 |
$35,320 | 17,150 |
| 15 | Virginia | $57,810 |
$35,660 | 6,050 |
| 16 | Arizona | $57,790 |
$33,790 | 8,800 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $57,760 |
$25,700 | 870 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $56,850 |
$36,040 | 460 |
| 19 | Puerto Rico | $53,200 |
$40,950 | 50 |
| 20 | Maine | $51,920 |
$36,290 | 300 |
| 21 | Alabama | $51,840 |
$21,170 | 2,170 |
| 22 | Utah | $51,820 |
$30,160 | 2,390 |
| 23 | Texas | $50,750 |
$24,870 | 27,710 |
| 24 | Michigan | $50,430 |
$32,140 | 2,090 |
| 25 | Indiana | $50,070 |
$29,760 | 2,950 |
| 26 | Oregon | $49,750 |
$36,280 | 2,140 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $49,740 |
$29,630 | 5,440 |
| 28 | Wyoming | $49,010 |
$23,550 | 440 |
| 29 | Montana | $48,410 |
$31,200 | 1,000 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $48,290 |
$37,890 | 420 |
| 31 | Connecticut | $48,080 |
$35,510 | 400 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $47,980 |
$29,240 | 1,310 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $46,950 |
$30,960 | 4,520 |
| 34 | West Virginia | $46,690 |
$24,860 | 290 |
| 35 | Delaware | $46,640 |
$32,450 | 1,080 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $46,550 |
$29,120 | 6,760 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $46,490 |
$31,120 | 3,230 |
| 38 | Florida | $46,420 |
$28,580 | 31,490 |
| 39 | Georgia | $45,280 |
$29,070 | 9,670 |
| 40 | Missouri | $44,430 |
$28,300 | 1,810 |
| 41 | Nevada | $43,460 |
$27,610 | 1,710 |
| 42 | Idaho | $41,340 |
$25,950 | 1,090 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $39,550 |
$22,680 | 2,900 |
| 44 | Nebraska | $38,070 |
$21,200 | 1,630 |
| 45 | Minnesota | $37,460 |
$29,050 | 2,170 |
| 46 | Kansas | $37,100 |
$26,740 | 1,060 |
| 47 | Illinois | $37,030 |
$24,960 | 4,800 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $36,400 |
$22,880 | 1,030 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $36,090 |
$19,560 | 900 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $36,050 |
$23,670 | 2,160 |
| 51 | Ohio | $35,930 |
$24,440 | 4,080 |
| 52 | Tennessee | $30,370 |
$18,140 | 2,540 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $23,150 |
$23,130 | 70 |