Real Estate Brokers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$73,220
United States, 2025
Employment
46,100
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Operate real estate office, or work for commercial real estate firm, overseeing real estate transactions. Other duties usually include selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.
- O*NET code
- 41-9021.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.
- Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
- Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
- Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales.
- Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers.
- Maintain knowledge of real estate law, local economies, fair housing laws, types of available mortgages, financing options, and government programs.
- Rent properties or manage rental properties.
- Monitor fulfillment of purchase contract terms to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$37,110
25th percentile
$46,480
75th percentile
$103,360
90th percentile
$143,300
Most important skills
- Negotiation4.1
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Persuasion3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Social Perceptiveness3.4
- Writing3.4
- Service Orientation3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negotiation | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Service Orientation | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Real Estate BrokersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | $168,320 | 160 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | $124,210 | — | 2025 |
| NJ | $111,390 | 1,290 | 2025 |
| CT | $105,800 | — | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | $104,780 | — | 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $103,070 | — | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $99,020 | — | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $98,950 | — | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | $95,320 | 150 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | $94,990 | — | 2025 |
| UT | $92,830 | — | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | $92,830 | — | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $91,770 | — | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $89,150 | 50 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | $88,760 | — | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $87,670 | — | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | $86,290 | — | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | $85,600 | 690 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $84,590 | — | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | $83,860 | — | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.