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Highest Paying Industries for Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents

The top 84 highest paying industries for real estate brokers and sales agents (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $98,230, pipeline transportation is the highest paying industry for real estate brokers and sales agents. It is followed by pipeline transportation of natural gas industry (average annual salary $95,180). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of real estate brokers and sales agents in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 84 Highest Paying Industries for Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pipeline Transportation	$98,230	$52,890	50
2	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$95,180	$54,070	30
3	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$83,670	$42,670	n/a
4	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$81,350	$30,020	920
5	Transportation and Warehousing	$81,330	$49,970	120
6	Legal Services	$81,230	$31,260	540
7	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$78,100	$30,180	1,050
8	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$78,100	$30,180	1,050
9	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$77,560	$33,700	580
10	Federal government, including USPS	$77,070	$54,320	2,650
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$77,070	$54,320	2,650
12	Utilities	$76,060	$27,260	830
13	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$75,680	$35,800	n/a
14	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$75,680	$35,800	n/a
15	Support Activities for Mining	$74,080	$34,050	n/a
16	Mining	$71,890	$32,610	2,520
17	Oil and Gas Extraction	$71,500	$32,340	2,180
18	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$70,270	$43,450	n/a
19	Rail Transportation	$68,100	$45,400	60
20	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$68,090	$22,410	40
21	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$68,010	$22,380	40
22	Educational Services	$67,410	$30,070	90
23	Engineering Services	$67,060	$30,260	330
24	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$66,980	$37,110	70
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$66,930	$40,030	50
26	Educational Services - State government owned	$66,930	$40,030	50
27	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$65,870	$33,150	30
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$65,490	$39,180	6,150
29	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$65,480	$39,190	6,080
30	Federal, State, and Local Government	$65,480	$39,190	6,080
31	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$64,480	$27,640	430
32	Natural Gas Distribution	$64,250	$20,670	250
33	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$63,230	$18,920	530
34	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$63,010	$18,890	520
35	Other Support Services	$62,280	$26,050	60
36	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$61,380	$18,540	580
37	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$61,250	$28,340	1,940
38	Other Financial Investment Activities	$60,670	$18,430	550
39	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$60,490	$19,510	1,210
40	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$60,130	$19,050	460
41	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$58,800	$25,750	2,450
42	State government, including schools and hospitals	$57,550	$37,050	1,700
43	Depository Credit Intermediation	$57,300	$28,060	220
44	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,080	$37,040	1,650
45	Finance and Insurance	$57,020	$23,940	2,940
46	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$56,930	$33,160	1,800
47	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$56,880	$33,320	1,770
48	Social Advocacy Organizations	$56,440	$41,040	80
49	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$56,310	$20,460	60
50	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$54,500	$28,760	n/a
51	Insurance Carriers	$54,490	$28,420	n/a
52	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$54,490	$28,720	1,110
53	Construction of Buildings	$54,450	$25,810	9,120
54	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$54,350	$29,000	640
55	Residential Building Construction	$54,020	$25,670	8,870
56	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$53,370	$19,640	50
57	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$53,370	$19,640	50
58	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$53,120	$19,600	50
59	Retail Trade	$52,560	$26,460	120
60	Utility System Construction	$52,330	$35,470	50
61	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$52,300	$39,340	n/a
62	Construction	$52,030	$24,580	12,410
63	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$47,300	$25,720	150
64	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$47,120	$31,240	90
65	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$46,710	$30,940	90
66	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$46,000	$20,710	3,280
67	Land Subdivision	$45,810	$20,620	3,240
68	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,770	$25,620	300
69	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$44,660	$25,080	40
70	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$44,240	$21,280	86,040
71	Social Assistance	$40,760	$24,430	200
72	Real Estate	$40,350	$21,400	162,110
73	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$40,350	$21,390	162,260
74	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$40,170	$16,650	250
75	Activities Related to Real Estate	$38,200	$22,020	41,930
76	Traveler Accommodation	$37,200	$24,990	100
77	Lessors of Real Estate	$36,200	$20,910	34,140
78	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$34,840	$29,750	n/a
79	Administrative and Support Services	$34,010	$20,000	2,460
80	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,010	$20,000	2,460
81	Accommodation and Food Services	$33,760	$18,800	140
82	Accommodation	$33,730	$18,780	140
83	Individual and Family Services	$28,710	$22,020	50
84	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$27,420	$21,410	40