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

How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $82,790. The 10th percentile is $82,790 and the 90th percentile is $103,550. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$82,790

10th percentile
$82,790
25th percentile
$82,790
Median
$82,790
75th percentile
$96,440
90th percentile
$103,550
Mean
$91,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $82,790 and the 90th percentile is $103,550. The difference is $20,760, which is 25.1% 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 $82,790 to the 75th at $96,440, covers $13,650.

The mean annual wage is $91,510, which sits above the median of $82,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 13.1% higher than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,496, which is 1.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Washington median of $82,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $74,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Brokers. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $63,070 and employment of 960. That median is 23.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,827, against $74,496 here.
  • Salem, OR is 186 miles away, with a median of $47,110. That median is 43.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,451, against $74,496 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $82,790. The 10th percentile is $82,790 and the 90th percentile is $103,550.

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

The local median is 13.1% higher than the national median of $73,220.

What is Real Estate Brokers pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,790 is $74,496. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Brokers?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $63,070. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.