SOC 41-9021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $58,340. The 10th percentile is $31,340 and the 90th percentile is $219,700. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$58,340

10th percentile
$31,340
25th percentile
$45,330
Median
$58,340
75th percentile
$75,980
90th percentile
$219,700
Mean
$81,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $31,340 and the 90th percentile is $219,700. The difference is $188,360, which is 322.9% 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 $45,330 to the 75th at $75,980, covers $30,650.

The mean annual wage is $81,500, which sits above the median of $58,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,060, which is 16.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.3% lower than the Michigan median of $82,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $61,060 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Brokers. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 7th of 7 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).).

  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $82,490 and employment of 80. That median is 41.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,840, against $61,060 here.
  • Ann Arbor, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $70,080. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,469, against $61,060 here.
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 109 miles away, with a median of $168,320 and employment of 160. That median is 188.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $173,639, against $61,060 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $58,340. The 10th percentile is $31,340 and the 90th percentile is $219,700.

How does that compare with the national median for Real Estate Brokers?

The local median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $73,220.

What is Real Estate Brokers pay in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 95.546, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,340 is $61,060. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Brokers?

Lansing-East Lansing, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $82,490. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.