SOC 41-9021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $124,210. The 10th percentile is $66,470 and the 90th percentile is $200,900. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$124,210
- 10th percentile
- $66,470
- 25th percentile
- $87,820
- Median
- $124,210
- 75th percentile
- $186,780
- 90th percentile
- $200,900
- Mean
- $134,280
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $66,470 and the 90th percentile is $200,900. The difference is $134,430, which is 108.2% 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 $87,820 to the 75th at $186,780, covers $98,960.
The mean annual wage is $134,280, which sits above the median of $124,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median is 69.6% higher than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $127,301, which is 73.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 135.1% higher than the North Carolina median of $52,830.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $127,301 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. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 1st 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).).
- Raleigh-Cary, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $78,840. That median is 36.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,320, against $127,301 here.
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 111 miles away, with a median of $95,320 and employment of 150. That median is 23.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,917, against $127,301 here.
- Richmond, VA is 134 miles away, with a median of $75,300. That median is 39.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,948, against $127,301 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $124,210. The 10th percentile is $66,470 and the 90th percentile is $200,900.
How does that compare with the national median for Real Estate Brokers?
The local median is 69.6% higher than the national median of $73,220.
What is Real Estate Brokers pay in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $124,210 is $127,301. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Durham-Chapel Hill, NC compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Brokers?
Raleigh-Cary, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $78,840. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 1st of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.