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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 41-9022” (soc) for Real Estate Sales Agents. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 2,235 | 2.9 | $42,553 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| TX | 2,225 | 2.4 | $39,199 | exam | CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER; County Mutual Agent |
| FL | 1,568 | 2.9 | $43,061 | exam | Real Estate Sales Associate |
| NY | 668 | 3.1 | $52,043 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| GA | 644 | 2.6 | $43,150 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| NC | 604 | 2.7 | $41,167 | licence | Limited Nonresident Commercial Real Es |
| IL | 541 | 2.5 | $44,277 | exam | Real Estate Branch Office; REAL ESTATE BRANCH OFFICE |
| AZ | 524 | 2.7 | $41,160 | licence | Manufactured Home Dealer; Manufactured Home Salesperson |
| WA | 521 | 2.8 | $42,053 | exam | Agent (Real Estate) |
| CO | 464 | 3.1 | $45,327 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| NJ | 454 | 2.5 | $45,254 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| VA | 449 | 2.2 | $39,080 | not matched | — |
| OH | 438 | 2.4 | $38,950 | exam | Real Estate Sales |
| TN | 402 | 2.2 | $33,998 | exam | REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AGENT; REAL ESTATE RENTAL LOCATION AGENT |
| PA | 394 | 2.2 | $38,342 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker; Real Estate Campground Membership Sale |
| MA | 328 | 2.4 | $47,151 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| OR | 319 | 2.7 | $34,668 | licence | Membership Camping Contract Brokers |
| IN | 316 | 2.3 | $33,795 | licence | Real Estate Sales Person |
| AL | 309 | 2.9 | $33,883 | exam | Licensed Real Estate Salesperson |
| MD | 309 | 2.3 | $41,464 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON; RECIPROCAL SALESPERSON |
| SC | 306 | 2.2 | $36,180 | not matched | — |
| LA | 302 | 3.3 | $36,279 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MI | 293 | 2.4 | $44,629 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NV | 280 | 2.8 | $36,790 | not matched | — |
| MO | 240 | 2.2 | $32,590 | exam | Real Estate Professional Corporation S; Salesperson, Real Estate |
| OK | 239 | 2.0 | $31,885 | exam | Real Estate Provisional Sales Associat; Real Estate Sales Associate |
| UT | 195 | 2.5 | $31,021 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT |
| NM | 174 | 2.2 | $38,989 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker |
| CT | 163 | 2.2 | $43,482 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MN | 158 | 3.1 | $47,308 | licence | Closing Agent; Real Estate Salesperson: Nonresident |
| KY | 145 | 2.2 | $34,320 | exam | Sales Associate |
| ID | 142 | 2.4 | $36,347 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AR | 140 | 2.5 | $33,034 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WI | 120 | 2.4 | $37,038 | exam | REAL ESTATE APPRENTICE SALESPERSON; REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| MS | 116 | 2.5 | $40,388 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| KS | 103 | 2.8 | $43,648 | exam | Real Estate Appraiser |
| NH | 102 | 2.9 | $36,503 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MT | 71 | 2.1 | $36,447 | exam | Realty Regulation - Salesperson; Realty Regulation - Timeshare Salesper |
| ME | 66 | 2.6 | $33,647 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| HI | 64 | 3.0 | $47,005 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NE | 59 | 3.0 | $37,028 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DE | 56 | 3.0 | $31,529 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| IA | 50 | 3.2 | $36,469 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| RI | 48 | 2.8 | $49,378 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WY | 43 | 1.8 | $33,487 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| AK | 42 | 3.6 | $34,873 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| SD | 34 | 2.1 | $38,543 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson; Timeshare Agent |
| WV | 25 | 2.0 | $26,082 | not matched | — |
| DC | 19 | 2.2 | $58,976 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| ND | 16 | 4.1 | $50,123 | licence | Real Estate Sales Agents |
| VT | 16 | 2.8 | $44,045 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.