The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of real estate sales agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $33,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of real estate sales agents from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,690 | 6.90% | -0.87% |
| 2016 | $54,640 | -22.38% | - |
| 2015 | $66,870 | 13.44% | - |
| 2014 | $57,880 | -0.76% | - |
| 2013 | $58,320 | -1.51% | - |
| 2012 | $59,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,690 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Worcester and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield |