SOC 41-9022 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025
How much do Real Estate Sales Agents make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $49,480. The 10th percentile is $37,600 and the 90th percentile is $105,370. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$49,480
- 10th percentile
- $37,600
- 25th percentile
- $39,570
- Median
- $49,480
- 75th percentile
- $77,240
- 90th percentile
- $105,370
- Mean
- $62,600
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Real Estate Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $37,600 and the 90th percentile is $105,370. The difference is $67,770, which is 137.0% 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 $39,570 to the 75th at $77,240, covers $37,670.
The mean annual wage is $62,600, which sits above the median of $49,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $52,830 for Real Estate Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,162, which is 0.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 15.6% lower than the Kentucky median of $58,610.
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Sales Agents at $53,162 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Sales Agents. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 4th of 17 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).).
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $55,460 and employment of 200. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,706, against $53,162 here.
- Bloomington, IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $48,300 and employment of 80. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,797, against $53,162 here.
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $48,540 and employment of 1,430. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,897, against $53,162 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $49,480. The 10th percentile is $37,600 and the 90th percentile is $105,370.
How does that compare with the national median for Real Estate Sales Agents?
The local median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $52,830.
What is Real Estate Sales Agents pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,480 is $53,162. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Sales Agents?
Lexington-Fayette, KY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 69 miles away, at $55,460. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 4th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.