SOC 41-9021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $64,490. The 10th percentile is $40,900 and the 90th percentile is $98,400. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$64,490
- 10th percentile
- $40,900
- 25th percentile
- $45,350
- Median
- $64,490
- 75th percentile
- $66,730
- 90th percentile
- $98,400
- Mean
- $67,300
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $40,900 and the 90th percentile is $98,400. The difference is $57,500, which is 89.2% 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 $45,350 to the 75th at $66,730, covers $21,380.
The mean annual wage is $67,300, which sits above the median of $64,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,386, which is 10.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.7% higher than the Texas median of $63,390.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $65,386 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Brokers. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 3rd of 4 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).).
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $71,300. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,706, against $65,386 here.
- Killeen-Temple, TX is 175 miles away, with a median of $47,870. That median is 25.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,528, against $65,386 here.
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 198 miles away, with a median of $98,950. That median is 53.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,470, against $65,386 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $64,490. The 10th percentile is $40,900 and the 90th percentile is $98,400.
How does that compare with the national median for Real Estate Brokers?
The local median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $73,220.
What is Real Estate Brokers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,490 is $65,386. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Brokers?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 141 miles away, at $71,300. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.