The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of real estate sales agents in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $41,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,700.
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 | $66,910 | 8.06% | 36.63% |
| 2021 | $61,520 | 1.17% | - |
| 2020 | $60,800 | 0.61% | - |
| 2019 | $60,430 | 2.30% | - |
| 2018 | $59,040 | 11.09% | - |
| 2017 | $52,490 | 7.20% | - |
| 2016 | $48,710 | 8.58% | - |
| 2015 | $44,530 | 20.50% | - |
| 2014 | $35,400 | -12.12% | - |
| 2013 | $39,690 | -6.83% | - |
| 2012 | $42,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,910 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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-Tacoma-Bellevue is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Walla Walla and 49.9 percent (49.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.