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Considering a career as a Real Estate Sales Agent in New York?

8.0% Jobs Projection
$99,360 Median Salary
1,750 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Real Estate Sales Agents in New York are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Real Estate Sales Agents in New York is growing faster than average.

  • Real Estate Sales Agents in New York earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Real Estate Sales Agents Work in New York?

4,870 people worked as Real Estate Sales Agents in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,960 Real Estate Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,740 Real Estate Sales Agents working in it, which means New York has more Real Estate Sales Agents than average.

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Real Estate Sales Agents in this state are growing at a rate of 8.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.8%.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,750 annual Real Estate Sales Agents job openings in New York, and 18,590 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 34,400 annual jobs and 369,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Real Estate Sales Agents Make in New York?

In 2018 wages for Real Estate Sales Agents ranged from $41,570 to $205,420 with $99,360 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.99 to $98.76. The median hourly rate was $47.77.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $42.84 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $4.93.

The median salary in New York is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New York Metros for Real Estate Sales Agents

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Real Estate Sales Agents.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,080 $85,330
Rochester, NY 230 $49,780
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 160 $66,480
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 120 $60,590
Syracuse, NY 110 n/a

Top States for Real Estate Sales Agents Employment

The table below shows the states where most Real Estate Sales Agents work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 18,480 $44,140
Texas 17,580 $60,040
Georgia 10,400 $44,500
California 9,610 $59,420
Washington 8,190 $54,630
Virginia 7,530 $49,690
Ohio 6,140 $35,190
Pennsylvania 5,950 $52,820
South Carolina 5,370 $42,160
New York 4,870 $99,360
North Carolina 4,840 $47,690
Arizona 4,240 $50,640
Illinois 4,040 $34,180
Colorado 3,980 $60,990
Oklahoma 3,660 $42,290
Indiana 3,020 $42,620
Massachusetts 2,800 $58,760
Maryland 2,620 $43,830
New Jersey 2,570 $51,400
Nevada 2,360 $47,480

Below are the states where Real Estate Sales Agents get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New York $99,360
Alaska $75,440
Wyoming $71,430
Rhode Island $65,680
North Dakota $64,090
West Virginia $63,690
Colorado $60,990
Hawaii $60,930
Texas $60,040
California $59,420

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