The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of real estate sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of real estate sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,260 | -11.65% | -9.84% |
| 2021 | $38,250 | 10.48% | - |
| 2018 | $34,240 | -5.67% | - |
| 2017 | $36,180 | 20.07% | - |
| 2016 | $28,920 | -11.27% | - |
| 2015 | $32,180 | -22.44% | - |
| 2014 | $39,400 | 0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $39,220 | 4.05% | - |
| 2012 | $37,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,260 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 60.3 percent (60.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Alexandria and 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Hammond | |
| Monroe | |
| Lake Charles | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area |