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

How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Kansas City, MO-KS is $70,770. The 10th percentile is $30,060 and the 90th percentile is $137,380. Employment is 750.

Median annual wage

$70,770

10th percentile
$30,060
25th percentile
$38,310
Median
$70,770
75th percentile
$95,950
90th percentile
$137,380
Mean
$72,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $30,060 and the 90th percentile is $137,380. The difference is $107,320, which is 151.6% 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 $38,310 to the 75th at $95,950, covers $57,640.

The mean annual wage is $72,380, which sits above the median of $70,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,473, which is 4.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.6% higher than the Missouri median of $62,280.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $76,473 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Brokers. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 1st of 8 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).).

  • St. Joseph, MO-KS is 65 miles away, with a median of $58,760 and employment of 30. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,023, against $76,473 here.
  • Columbia, MO is 100 miles away, with a median of $55,230. That median is 22% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,752, against $76,473 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 127 miles away, with a median of $57,020 and employment of 60. That median is 19.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,520, against $76,473 here.

Employment share

Real Estate Brokers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (750 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (46,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS · 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 Kansas City, MO-KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Kansas City, MO-KS is $70,770. The 10th percentile is $30,060 and the 90th percentile is $137,380. Employment is 750.

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

The local median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $73,220.

What is Real Estate Brokers pay in Kansas City, MO-KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $70,770 is $76,473. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kansas City, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Brokers?

St. Joseph, MO-KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $58,760. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.