The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of real estate sales agents in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of real estate sales agents from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,780 | 11.54% | -18.72% |
| 2017 | $21,920 | -0.55% | - |
| 2016 | $22,040 | -55.85% | - |
| 2015 | $34,350 | 12.26% | - |
| 2014 | $30,140 | -11.38% | - |
| 2013 | $33,570 | 12.36% | - |
| 2012 | $29,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,780 in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 49.2 percent (49.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 6.9 percent (6.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Decatur | |
| Springfield | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |