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Highest Paying Industries for Real Estate Sales Agents

The top 77 highest paying industries for real estate 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 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 sales agents in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 77 Highest Paying Industries for Real Estate 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	Transportation and Warehousing	$83,400	$49,560	110
5	Legal Services	$82,640	$30,990	530
6	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$79,900	$33,520	640
7	Federal government, including USPS	$77,070	$54,320	2,650
8	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$77,070	$54,320	2,650
9	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$76,220	$32,640	550
10	Utilities	$74,790	$26,950	810
11	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$74,770	$33,270	750
12	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$74,770	$33,270	750
13	Support Activities for Mining	$73,130	$33,840	n/a
14	Mining	$72,320	$33,560	2,260
15	Oil and Gas Extraction	$72,210	$33,460	1,930
16	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$70,350	$43,740	n/a
17	Rail Transportation	$67,280	$44,000	60
18	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$66,670	$39,660	5,650
19	Federal, State, and Local Government	$66,670	$39,660	5,650
20	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$66,490	$39,580	5,680
21	Engineering Services	$65,540	$29,580	310
22	Depository Credit Intermediation	$64,320	$44,750	140
23	Natural Gas Distribution	$64,250	$20,670	250
24	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$62,630	$27,330	410
25	Other Support Services	$62,330	$31,420	50
26	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$60,860	$29,630	1,520
27	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$59,920	$18,370	540
28	Other Financial Investment Activities	$59,750	$18,290	520
29	Educational Services	$58,580	$27,860	40
30	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$58,420	$26,640	2,050
31	State government, including schools and hospitals	$58,280	$36,570	1,480
32	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$58,280	$36,680	1,470
33	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$56,740	$32,520	1,540
34	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$56,710	$32,590	1,530
35	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$55,360	$18,570	340
36	Social Advocacy Organizations	$55,130	$40,700	70
37	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$54,630	$19,350	30
38	Construction of Buildings	$53,830	$25,720	8,950
39	Insurance Carriers	$53,450	$22,960	50
40	Residential Building Construction	$53,400	$25,580	8,710
41	Utility System Construction	$52,330	$35,470	50
42	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$52,300	$39,340	n/a
43	Construction	$51,130	$24,420	11,820
44	Finance and Insurance	$49,730	$20,190	1,290
45	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$49,360	$16,730	150
46	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$48,790	$16,680	150
47	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$47,120	$31,240	90
48	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$46,710	$30,940	90
49	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$46,430	$25,990	140
50	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$45,220	$19,410	550
51	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,510	$25,740	290
52	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$43,790	$20,610	2,860
53	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$43,670	$24,800	30
54	Land Subdivision	$43,460	$20,520	2,820
55	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$41,630	$25,840	390
56	Information	$41,500	$25,160	100
57	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$41,250	$26,170	340
58	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$41,250	$26,170	340
59	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$40,680	$20,930	63,810
60	Social Assistance	$40,110	$24,650	190
61	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$39,150	$16,610	240
62	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$38,410	$32,650	n/a
63	Traveler Accommodation	$38,390	$24,610	90
64	Real Estate	$38,170	$21,050	128,280
65	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$38,160	$21,030	128,370
66	Activities Related to Real Estate	$37,200	$21,590	34,310
67	Lessors of Real Estate	$35,350	$20,620	30,160
68	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$34,840	$29,750	n/a
69	Accommodation and Food Services	$34,200	$18,630	140
70	Accommodation	$34,190	$18,610	140
71	Administrative and Support Services	$34,070	$19,920	2,220
72	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,070	$19,920	2,220
73	Individual and Family Services	$28,710	$22,020	50
74	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$27,420	$21,410	40
75	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$26,000	$19,110	40
76	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$26,000	$19,110	40
77	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$25,430	$19,000	40