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What real estate agents make
Typical
$58,000
First years
$25,000
Top producer
$178,000
Job Bank's national median is about $58,000 a year. Job Bank lists the low end at $32,867, which is just the floor of the census data. Real first-year earnings are often lower, sometimes zero, because you are paid only when a sale closes. We show $25,000 as a more honest starting point.