SOC 41-9022 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Real Estate Sales Agents make in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is $46,500. The 10th percentile is $29,880 and the 90th percentile is $88,220. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$46,500

10th percentile
$29,880
25th percentile
$37,090
Median
$46,500
75th percentile
$72,390
90th percentile
$88,220
Mean
$56,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Real Estate Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $29,880 and the 90th percentile is $88,220. The difference is $58,340, which is 125.5% 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 $37,090 to the 75th at $72,390, covers $35,300.

The mean annual wage is $56,970, which sits above the median of $46,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL median is 12% lower than the national median of $52,830 for Real Estate Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,869, which is 9.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% lower than the Florida median of $49,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Sales Agents at $47,869 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Sales Agents. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 10th of 15 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).).

  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $62,630 and employment of 4,470. That median is 34.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,754, against $47,869 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $48,540 and employment of 4,210. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,112, against $47,869 here.
  • Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $63,630 and employment of 260. That median is 36.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,487, against $47,869 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Real Estate Sales Agents 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 Sales Agents make in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is $46,500. The 10th percentile is $29,880 and the 90th percentile is $88,220.

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

The local median is 12% lower than the national median of $52,830.

What is Real Estate Sales Agents pay in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,500 is $47,869. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Sales Agents?

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $62,630. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 10th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.