The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of real estate sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $30,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,360.
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 | $48,430 | 8.84% | 5.08% |
| 2021 | $44,150 | -2.99% | - |
| 2020 | $45,470 | 3.32% | - |
| 2019 | $43,960 | -21.86% | - |
| 2018 | $53,570 | 12.15% | - |
| 2017 | $47,060 | 0.19% | - |
| 2016 | $46,970 | 1.96% | - |
| 2015 | $46,050 | 18.24% | - |
| 2014 | $37,650 | -13.20% | - |
| 2013 | $42,620 | -7.86% | - |
| 2012 | $45,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,430 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.