SOC 41-9021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Columbus, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Columbus, OH is $61,880. The 10th percentile is $48,980 and the 90th percentile is $124,530. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$61,880
- 10th percentile
- $48,980
- 25th percentile
- $61,880
- Median
- $61,880
- 75th percentile
- $91,660
- 90th percentile
- $124,530
- Mean
- $78,180
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $48,980 and the 90th percentile is $124,530. The difference is $75,550, which is 122.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,880 to the 75th at $91,660, covers $29,780.
The mean annual wage is $78,180, which sits above the median of $61,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Columbus, OH median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,817, which is 11.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.1% lower than the Ohio median of $64,510.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $64,817 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Brokers. Columbus, OH ranks 8th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $86,290. That median is 39.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,091, against $64,817 here.
- Charleston, WV is 137 miles away, with a median of $50,310 and employment of 40. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,708, against $64,817 here.
- Cleveland, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $78,330. That median is 26.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,398, against $64,817 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH · Real Estate Brokers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Columbus, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Columbus, OH is $61,880. The 10th percentile is $48,980 and the 90th percentile is $124,530.
How does that compare with the national median for Real Estate Brokers?
The local median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $73,220.
What is Real Estate Brokers pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,880 is $64,817. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Columbus, OH compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Brokers?
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $86,290. Columbus, OH ranks 8th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.