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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 | 10,244 | 7.4 | $65,278 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NY | 5,720 | 8.0 | $68,784 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| FL | 5,363 | 10.3 | $48,949 | exam | Real Estate Sales Associate |
| TX | 4,848 | 9.5 | $60,782 | exam | CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER; County Mutual Agent |
| NC | 2,019 | 7.0 | $51,761 | licence | Limited Nonresident Commercial Real Es |
| WA | 1,765 | 8.2 | $65,253 | exam | Agent (Real Estate) |
| CO | 1,707 | 8.5 | $63,733 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| GA | 1,701 | 10.1 | $62,905 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| MA | 1,588 | 10.7 | $67,787 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| OR | 1,476 | 7.4 | $51,652 | licence | Membership Camping Contract Brokers |
| OH | 1,430 | 10.3 | $58,787 | exam | Real Estate Sales |
| IL | 1,420 | 8.7 | $66,974 | exam | Real Estate Branch Office; REAL ESTATE BRANCH OFFICE |
| NJ | 1,420 | 9.6 | $60,815 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| VA | 1,350 | 10.5 | $63,360 | not matched | — |
| PA | 1,316 | 9.1 | $60,658 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker; Real Estate Campground Membership Sale |
| MD | 1,176 | 10.7 | $68,159 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON; RECIPROCAL SALESPERSON |
| AZ | 1,138 | 12.5 | $60,151 | licence | Manufactured Home Dealer; Manufactured Home Salesperson |
| MI | 1,008 | 16.1 | $49,843 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| TN | 919 | 7.7 | $55,432 | exam | REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AGENT; REAL ESTATE RENTAL LOCATION AGENT |
| MN | 913 | 12.2 | $50,749 | licence | Closing Agent; Real Estate Salesperson: Nonresident |
| SC | 832 | 8.5 | $50,514 | not matched | — |
| UT | 808 | 6.8 | $56,560 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT |
| WI | 739 | 10.2 | $46,057 | exam | REAL ESTATE APPRENTICE SALESPERSON; REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| MO | 726 | 7.5 | $49,532 | exam | Real Estate Professional Corporation S; Salesperson, Real Estate |
| IN | 712 | 9.1 | $50,754 | licence | Real Estate Sales Person |
| NV | 574 | 11.1 | $56,168 | not matched | — |
| LA | 523 | 8.4 | $38,342 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| CT | 516 | 7.1 | $57,243 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AL | 497 | 10.2 | $49,262 | exam | Licensed Real Estate Salesperson |
| OK | 448 | 6.6 | $41,746 | exam | Real Estate Provisional Sales Associat; Real Estate Sales Associate |
| KS | 394 | 8.2 | $45,733 | exam | Real Estate Appraiser |
| KY | 366 | 9.6 | $55,167 | exam | Sales Associate |
| ID | 360 | 9.9 | $53,636 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DC | 338 | 5.7 | $78,844 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| NM | 304 | 5.3 | $51,228 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker |
| ME | 295 | 8.0 | $52,080 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| HI | 285 | 8.1 | $64,643 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AR | 273 | 6.2 | $43,442 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| IA | 272 | 6.8 | $48,318 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MT | 265 | 4.8 | $41,824 | exam | Realty Regulation - Salesperson; Realty Regulation - Timeshare Salesper |
| MS | 247 | 7.2 | $48,983 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NH | 237 | 10.1 | $52,137 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| RI | 208 | 7.0 | $59,771 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NE | 176 | 17.0 | $53,199 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DE | 172 | 8.2 | $52,465 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| VT | 141 | 5.2 | $44,764 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| ND | 134 | 13.7 | $53,350 | licence | Real Estate Sales Agents |
| SD | 113 | 8.7 | $56,852 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson; Timeshare Agent |
| WY | 101 | 4.3 | $45,071 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| WV | 99 | 5.4 | $43,145 | not matched | — |
| AK | 54 | 3.8 | $55,749 | 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.