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

How much do Real Estate Sales Agents make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $50,660. The 10th percentile is $36,610 and the 90th percentile is $87,830. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$50,660

10th percentile
$36,610
25th percentile
$47,460
Median
$50,660
75th percentile
$75,070
90th percentile
$87,830
Mean
$61,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Real Estate Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $36,610 and the 90th percentile is $87,830. The difference is $51,220, which is 101.1% 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 $47,460 to the 75th at $75,070, covers $27,610.

The mean annual wage is $61,130, which sits above the median of $50,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $52,830 for Real Estate Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,149, which is 2.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $56,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Sales Agents at $54,149 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Sales Agents. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 21st of 29 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).).

  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 45 miles away, with a median of $53,870 and employment of 340. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,887, against $54,149 here.
  • Williamsport, PA is 60 miles away, with a median of $49,720 and employment of 50. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,839, against $54,149 here.
  • Reading, PA is 63 miles away, with a median of $51,930 and employment of 120. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,503, against $54,149 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Real Estate Sales Agents make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Sales Agents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $50,660. The 10th percentile is $36,610 and the 90th percentile is $87,830.

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

The local median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $52,830.

What is Real Estate Sales Agents pay in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,660 is $54,149. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Sales Agents?

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $53,870. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 21st of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.