The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of real estate sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $37,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,630.
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 | $52,650 | 10.90% | 41.75% |
| 2021 | $46,910 | 12.68% | - |
| 2020 | $40,960 | 5.22% | - |
| 2019 | $38,820 | -8.35% | - |
| 2018 | $42,060 | 2.85% | - |
| 2017 | $40,860 | 1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $40,170 | 20.46% | - |
| 2015 | $31,950 | 0.66% | - |
| 2014 | $31,740 | 6.55% | - |
| 2013 | $29,660 | -3.41% | - |
| 2012 | $30,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,650 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for real estate sales agents in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of real estate sales agents in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 39.7 percent (39.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Walla Walla and 36.3 percent (36.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.