Real Estate Broker Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Nationally, there are 131,000 working as real estate brokers. This occupation has a very low ranking for joblessness. The jobless rate for employees was about 1% in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Real estate brokers per capita is greatest in Palm Coast (Florida), Kingman (Arizona), and Wilmington (North Carolina). Fort Worth (Texas), Austin (Texas), and Cleveland (Ohio) have the fewest per capita.

The highest salaries for workers are found in San Francisco (California), New York (New York), and Atlanta (Georgia), and the lowest-paying areas are in Fayetteville (North Carolina), Boise (Idaho), and Greenville (North Carolina).

Training and Education

Work experience in a related occupation is generally expected for employees. Recent data shows that 45% of real estate brokers have a degree. Workers with some schooling beyond high school, but not a four college degree, represent about 37% of the total. A high school diploma or GED, without further education, is held by 18% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Real estate brokers working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 16% of the total. Approximately 64% of people who work as workers are self-employed.

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Real Estate Brokers Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of real estate brokers compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for real estate brokers.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Birmingham	$76,000	60
Mobile		50

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$64,000	1,590
Kingman		100

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$84,000	110

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Ana	$83,000	940
San Diego	$85,000	740
Oakland	$123,000	450
San Francisco	$154,000	310
Sacramento	$97,000	220
Bakersfield	$78,000	60

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$66,000	1,330
Colorado Springs	$46,000	260
Boulder		110

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$84,000	70

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$79,000	1,270

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fort Lauderdale	$63,000	860
Tampa		850
Miami	$87,000	690
Jacksonville		400
Sarasota	$70,000	220
Port St Lucie		170
Ocala		150
Palm Coast		130
Pensacola	$39,000	110
Fort Walton Beach		110
Lakeland	$57,000	100
Palm Bay		70

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$98,000	710
Augusta	$73,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$56,000	110

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$36,000	90

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$66,000	1,900
Springfield	$39,000	60

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$70,000	300
Gary	$72,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$71,000	240

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$45,000	80
Baton Rouge		70

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$75,000	90

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$63,000	600
Bethesda	$93,000	410

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$62,000	780
Springfield	$48,000	80

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$73,000	450
Grand Rapids	$95,000	120
Detroit		120
Lansing	$49,000	60

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$110,000	210

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis		180
Kansas City	$48,000	140
Springfield	$55,000	70

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha		70
Lincoln	$74,000	30

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$92,000	310

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Edison	$83,000	210
Newark		170

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque		100

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$131,000	4,260
Nassau	$81,000	580
Rochester	$89,000	140
Syracuse		90
Albany	$69,000	80

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$61,000	1,150
Raleigh	$52,000	900
Greensboro	$51,000	470
Wilmington	$48,000	290
Durham	$50,000	260
Fayetteville	$36,000	180
Asheville	$42,000	180
Winston Salem	$42,000	180
Hickory	$33,000	100
Burlington	$43,000	80
Rocky Mount		70
Jacksonville	$36,000	60
Greenville	$33,000	50
Goldsboro	$33,000	40

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cincinnati	$78,000	280
Columbus	$89,000	200
Cleveland		60
Youngstown	$82,000	40
Canton	$73,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City		310

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland		680
Salem	$50,000	90

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia		540
Pittsburgh		190

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Greenville	$57,000	500
Charleston		340
Columbia	$53,000	340
Myrtle Beach	$74,000	220
Spartanburg		60

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$55,000	350
Chattanooga		70

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Dallas	$83,000	520
San Antonio	$58,000	210
Fort Worth		80
Austin	$70,000	60

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$91,000	300

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Virginia Beach	$90,000	330
Richmond		120

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$93,000	480
Bellingham	$170,000	60
Tacoma	$66,000	40
Bremerton	$102,000	40
Spokane	$100,000	40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$77,000	250

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