Real Estate Salesperson Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

A count of all the real estate salespersons in the US adds up to about 432,000 positions. The jobless rate for workers is rated as very low. Approximately 1% of employees were not able to obtain work in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Real estate salespersons are most common (per capita) in Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), Sebastian (Florida), and Fort Walton Beach (Florida), and least common in Bakersfield (California), Springfield (Massachusetts), and Salinas (California).

Toledo (Ohio), Trenton (New Jersey), and Boston (Massachusetts) offer the highest pay for this career, and Lubbock (Texas), Bowling Green (Kentucky), and Fort Smith (Arkansas) offer the lowest salaries.

Training and Education

A postsecondary vocational award is suggested for those who want to pursue this career. About 45% of real estate salespersons have earned a degree. Those that started college, but did not earn a bachelor's degree, represent about 37% of workers. Employees with a high school education, but no college education, are about 18% of the total. 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

Government stats show that 16% of real estate salespersons are working part-time. Workers who are self-employed total about 60%.

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Real Estate Salespersons Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of real estate salespersons 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 salespersons.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$61,000	560
Huntsville	$59,000	210
Mobile	$77,000	160
Tuscaloosa	$31,000	80
Montgomery	$51,000	80

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$69,000	50

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$67,000	3,080
Tucson		300
Yuma		60
Kingman		30

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Little Rock	$44,000	370
Fayetteville	$44,000	170
Fort Smith	$25,000	90

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Riverside	$51,000	1,110
Oakland	$58,000	800
Sacramento	$66,000	760
San Jose	$58,000	410
Modesto		120
Santa Barbara		90
Bakersfield	$60,000	60
Chico	$56,000	40
Salinas	$71,000	30
San Luis Obispo		30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$64,000	1,870
Colorado Springs	$42,000	260
Pueblo		50

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Bridgeport	$62,000	380
Hartford	$68,000	140
New Haven	$47,000	130

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$46,000	690
Dover	$52,000	80

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$61,000	5,760

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Tampa		3,810
Orlando	$45,000	3,810
Miami	$46,000	3,140
Fort Lauderdale	$53,000	2,200
West Palm Beach	$40,000	1,690
Jacksonville	$38,000	1,330
Sarasota	$41,000	890
Cape Coral	$42,000	670
Lakeland	$39,000	510
Palm Bay	$30,000	460
Naples		430
Tallahassee	$37,000	430
Pensacola	$43,000	390
Gainesville	$34,000	370
Fort Walton Beach	$34,000	360
Port St Lucie	$30,000	280
Deltona		260
Panama City	$50,000	260
Sebastian		240
Ocala		160

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$52,000	5,100
Savannah	$32,000	390
Augusta	$43,000	230
Columbus	$47,000	190
Macon	$34,000	190
Brunswick	$33,000	110
Athens		110
Gainesville	$39,000	70
Valdosta	$34,000	70
Warner Robins	$29,000	40
Hinesville		40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$92,000	430

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$58,000	180
Idaho Falls	$33,000	60

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Peoria	$43,000	130
Rockford		100
Bloomington	$42,000	30

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$59,000	660
Fort Wayne	$40,000	170
Evansville		60
South Bend	$41,000	60

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Davenport	$48,000	80
Ames	$54,000	80
Cedar Rapids	$57,000	70

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$49,000	100
Lawrence	$30,000	30

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Louisville	$33,000	530
Lexington	$26,000	370
Bowling Green	$25,000	130
Elizabethtown		60
Owensboro	$39,000	40

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$38,000	310
Baton Rouge	$40,000	250
Lafayette		110
Monroe	$42,000	50
Houma	$43,000	50

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$47,000	120

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Baltimore	$66,000	2,150
Bethesda	$61,000	1,560
Hagerstown	$34,000	160
Salisbury	$85,000	60

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Boston	$90,000	1,250
Barnstable Town	$43,000	160
Framingham		80
Springfield		60
Brockton	$52,000	60
Lowell	$32,000	60
New Bedford	$51,000	40
Pittsfield	$59,000	30
Taunton	$42,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Warren	$56,000	1,460
Detroit	$46,000	820
Grand Rapids	$31,000	340
Lansing	$52,000	320
Flint		300
Ann Arbor	$44,000	270
Kalamazoo	$32,000	120
Holland		110
Niles	$27,000	60
Saginaw	$34,000	60
Monroe	$52,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Minneapolis	$39,000	2,390
Rochester	$37,000	70
St Cloud	$41,000	60

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Jackson	$31,000	420
Gulfport	$38,000	90
Hattiesburg		70

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$46,000	1,360
Kansas City	$58,000	890
Springfield	$34,000	160
Columbia	$37,000	100
St Joseph	$39,000	40

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$51,000	330
Lincoln		80

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Las Vegas	$79,000	2,380
Reno	$42,000	140
Carson City	$59,000	50

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$37,000	120
Nashua	$37,000	90

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Edison	$52,000	630
Newark	$52,000	510
Camden	$44,000	350
Trenton	$63,000	160

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Albuquerque	$74,000	370
Las Cruces	$34,000	60
Santa Fe	$40,000	50

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$88,000	9,650
Nassau	$79,000	1,630
Rochester	$44,000	530
Buffalo	$54,000	430
Albany	$51,000	300
Syracuse	$39,000	190
Poughkeepsie		160
Ithaca	$64,000	100
Utica	$56,000	70
Binghamton	$44,000	70
Glens Falls	$33,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte		1,780
Raleigh	$70,000	1,210
Wilmington		360
Greensboro	$52,000	360
Winston Salem	$49,000	250
Hickory		110
Jacksonville	$46,000	50
Greenville	$50,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$41,000	90

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cincinnati	$50,000	850
Cleveland	$54,000	620
Columbus	$51,000	540
Dayton	$56,000	240
Akron	$38,000	170
Youngstown	$39,000	100
Toledo	$67,000	80
Canton	$46,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Oklahoma City	$48,000	1,460
Tulsa	$53,000	670
Lawton		40

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Portland	$48,000	610
Eugene	$46,000	90
Salem		40
Medford	$45,000	30

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$52,000	4,140
Pittsburgh	$45,000	1,830
Harrisburg	$43,000	440
Allentown	$42,000	420
Scranton	$47,000	260
Reading	$45,000	230
Lancaster	$41,000	220
York	$42,000	190
Erie	$41,000	180
State College	$52,000	120
Altoona	$34,000	60
Williamsport	$34,000	40
Johnstown	$60,000	40
Lebanon	$52,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$55,000	300

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Myrtle Beach	$41,000	950
Greenville	$65,000	520
Columbia	$39,000	520
Charleston	$64,000	410
Florence	$42,000	100
Sumter	$28,000	50
Spartanburg	$47,000	40

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$46,000	90
Rapid City	$40,000	60

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Nashville	$47,000	590
Memphis	$38,000	470
Chattanooga	$54,000	180
Knoxville		140
Clarksville	$34,000	60
Kingsport	$37,000	50

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$48,000	5,700
Dallas	$61,000	5,050
Fort Worth	$56,000	1,540
Austin	$47,000	1,280
San Antonio	$51,000	1,180
El Paso	$47,000	560
Corpus Christi	$31,000	190
Killeen	$41,000	190
Lubbock	$24,000	180
Beaumont		160
Midland	$60,000	130
College Station	$36,000	130
Laredo		120
Tyler	$40,000	120
Amarillo	$50,000	80
Odessa	$27,000	80
Wichita Falls	$60,000	60
Brownsville	$38,000	60
Longview		50

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Salt Lake City	$67,000	980
Ogden	$35,000	360
St George	$50,000	190
Provo	$46,000	110

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$50,000	3,030
Richmond	$55,000	1,800
Roanoke	$42,000	310
Blacksburg	$31,000	230
Lynchburg		200
Charlottesville	$41,000	200
Harrisonburg	$32,000	110
Winchester	$48,000	90
Danville	$29,000	60

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Seattle	$48,000	1,610
Tacoma	$39,000	160
Spokane	$46,000	50
Olympia	$48,000	40

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$37,000	320
Huntington	$48,000	100
Morgantown		50
Wheeling	$44,000	40
Parkersburg	$52,000	40

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$41,000	450
Green Bay	$72,000	180
Madison	$54,000	170
Oshkosh	$29,000	30
La Crosse	$56,000	30

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Casper	$35,000	50

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