The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of real estate sales agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $31,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,530.
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 | $54,350 | 7.25% | 22.94% |
| 2016 | $50,410 | 9.86% | - |
| 2015 | $45,440 | 20.53% | - |
| 2014 | $36,110 | -10.58% | - |
| 2013 | $39,930 | -4.88% | - |
| 2012 | $41,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,350 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 37.7 percent (37.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Walla Walla and 38.3 percent (38.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.