Real Estate Brokers

Median salary, education path, job outlook, and related careers — based on U.S. labor data.

What a Real Estate Brokers does

Real estate brokers oversee property sales and rentals, manage agents, and handle complex transactions while maintaining licenses and compliance with regulations. They earn commissions on completed deals and often run their own firms.

Education & path

The typical entry point is a bachelor's degree. About 4 years.

Estimated cost of that path: ~$40,000. Estimated payback: ~3 years. Estimates only — actual cost varies widely by school and financial aid; payback assumes ~20% of income applied.

Related careers

• Retail Salespersons — $35,410/yr
• Cashiers — $32,880/yr
• Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel — $69,990/yr
• Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products — $72,080/yr
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers — $48,520/yr