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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 | 2,901 | 9.1 | $101,863 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| FL | 1,686 | 7.9 | $65,608 | exam | Real Estate Sales Associate |
| NY | 1,594 | 8.9 | $108,533 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| TX | 1,510 | 9.3 | $87,665 | exam | CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER; County Mutual Agent |
| NJ | 602 | 8.5 | $89,702 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| IL | 576 | 12.6 | $91,861 | exam | Real Estate Branch Office; REAL ESTATE BRANCH OFFICE |
| PA | 543 | 10.7 | $91,305 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker; Real Estate Campground Membership Sale |
| MA | 487 | 10.9 | $137,892 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| GA | 483 | 8.1 | $99,598 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| VA | 435 | 9.6 | $93,880 | not matched | — |
| CO | 421 | 5.9 | $81,544 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| WA | 378 | 10.8 | $87,109 | exam | Agent (Real Estate) |
| OH | 371 | 13.1 | $88,660 | exam | Real Estate Sales |
| NC | 357 | 11.3 | $76,065 | licence | Limited Nonresident Commercial Real Es |
| MD | 346 | 12.8 | $100,363 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON; RECIPROCAL SALESPERSON |
| MI | 316 | 10.3 | $77,171 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AZ | 299 | 11.0 | $81,490 | licence | Manufactured Home Dealer; Manufactured Home Salesperson |
| TN | 245 | 15.5 | $96,231 | exam | REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AGENT; REAL ESTATE RENTAL LOCATION AGENT |
| OK | 224 | 5.4 | $54,234 | exam | Real Estate Provisional Sales Associat; Real Estate Sales Associate |
| MO | 215 | 34.2 | $78,351 | exam | Real Estate Professional Corporation S; Salesperson, Real Estate |
| UT | 207 | 5.7 | $69,775 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT |
| MN | 206 | 10.6 | $84,945 | licence | Closing Agent; Real Estate Salesperson: Nonresident |
| CT | 197 | 6.9 | $93,324 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| SC | 188 | 4.8 | $67,928 | not matched | — |
| IN | 182 | 21.0 | $123,885 | licence | Real Estate Sales Person |
| WI | 169 | 9.6 | $59,215 | exam | REAL ESTATE APPRENTICE SALESPERSON; REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| NV | 169 | 9.0 | $63,946 | not matched | — |
| LA | 168 | 6.6 | $61,131 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| OR | 158 | 6.8 | $73,083 | licence | Membership Camping Contract Brokers |
| AL | 122 | 15.4 | $65,219 | exam | Licensed Real Estate Salesperson |
| KS | 112 | 7.3 | $71,877 | exam | Real Estate Appraiser |
| DC | 111 | 19.8 | $109,406 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| KY | 102 | 9.7 | $77,860 | exam | Sales Associate |
| HI | 83 | 10.2 | $61,941 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| ID | 83 | 6.9 | $75,752 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NH | 81 | 5.7 | $74,439 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| IA | 79 | 8.5 | $86,973 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| ME | 73 | 5.8 | $60,674 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| NM | 72 | 7.8 | $64,415 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker |
| DE | 68 | 7.8 | $103,796 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| AR | 66 | 4.8 | $69,032 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NE | 61 | 20.5 | $66,829 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| RI | 57 | 6.9 | $80,666 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MT | 54 | 3.0 | $57,152 | exam | Realty Regulation - Salesperson; Realty Regulation - Timeshare Salesper |
| MS | 45 | 6.4 | $62,149 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AK | 38 | 4.4 | $63,494 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WV | 37 | 5.4 | $96,930 | not matched | — |
| WY | 33 | 2.5 | $69,675 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| VT | 33 | 5.6 | $52,625 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| SD | 31 | 3.5 | $48,769 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson; Timeshare Agent |
| ND | 28 | 5.2 | $122,837 | licence | Real Estate Sales Agents |
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.