The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of real estate sales agents in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $29,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,020.
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 | $46,860 | 17.78% | -14.51% |
| 2021 | $38,530 | -1.22% | - |
| 2020 | $39,000 | 2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $37,930 | -14.79% | - |
| 2018 | $43,540 | -0.60% | - |
| 2017 | $43,800 | -4.57% | - |
| 2016 | $45,800 | -4.10% | - |
| 2015 | $47,680 | -8.35% | - |
| 2014 | $51,660 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $50,710 | -5.82% | - |
| 2012 | $53,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,860 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in Raleigh-Cary is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Winston-Salem and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.