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Real Estate Sales Agent Workplace Records
Real estate sales agents may work through different brokerage and contracting arrangements. Start an employment review with your own agreement and the entity that paid you. Your title or license alone does not establish employment status, compensation entitlement or the rules governing a dispute.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Agreement version
Identify your own brokerage or employment terms and any dated change affecting the disputed assignment.
Decision route
List the steps you handled and those requiring broker or other participant approval.
Payment explanation
Keep your own statement and written question together, excluding client identity and transaction documents.
Start with the work you actually do
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Real Estate Sales Agents (41-9022.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.Source task 2440 · updated 08/2026
- Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.Source task 2445 · updated 08/2026
- Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.Source task 2441 · updated 08/2026
- Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, and related matters.Source task 2458 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Real Estate Sales Agents (SOC 41-9022). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $18.70 | $29.28 | $42.98 | $60,890 |
| Alaska | $34.32 | $42.87 | $49.78 | $89,170 |
| Arizona | $19.83 | $28.26 | $45.35 | $58,780 |
| Arkansas | $14.73 | $18.36 | $41.47 | $38,180 |
| Connecticut | $20.60 | $22.49 | $32.55 | $46,770 |
| Delaware | $17.77 | $22.68 | $28.00 | $47,180 |
| Florida | $18.91 | $23.71 | $38.46 | $49,310 |
| Georgia | $17.78 | $22.47 | $35.52 | $46,730 |
| Hawaii | $21.06 | $22.22 | $31.20 | $46,220 |
| Idaho | $14.56 | $19.15 | $26.29 | $39,820 |
| Indiana | $18.17 | $22.54 | $29.80 | $46,880 |
| Iowa | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Kansas | $17.78 | $19.12 | $24.52 | $39,770 |
| Kentucky | $19.03 | $28.18 | $36.56 | $58,610 |
| Louisiana | $14.96 | $22.04 | $29.98 | $45,850 |
| Maine | $16.24 | $27.37 | $37.81 | $56,930 |
| Michigan | $19.30 | $27.83 | $37.59 | $57,880 |
| Minnesota | $20.31 | $22.31 | $29.84 | $46,410 |
| Mississippi | $13.96 | $19.02 | $29.47 | $39,550 |
| Missouri | $17.88 | $21.14 | $30.58 | $43,960 |
| Montana | $32.50 | $38.03 | $43.83 | $79,100 |
| Nebraska | $22.63 | $22.71 | $29.67 | $47,240 |
| New Hampshire | $22.61 | $27.70 | $40.86 | $57,620 |
| New Mexico | $27.35 | $36.62 | $53.55 | $76,170 |
| New York | $27.90 | $49.51 | $75.39 | $102,990 |
| North Carolina | $19.11 | $24.64 | $48.03 | $51,240 |
| North Dakota | $18.36 | $35.54 | $43.81 | $73,920 |
| Ohio | $17.53 | $22.23 | $28.51 | $46,240 |
| Oklahoma | $16.90 | $23.07 | $35.20 | $47,980 |
| Pennsylvania | $22.36 | $26.94 | $37.90 | $56,040 |
| Rhode Island | $20.14 | $28.99 | $32.95 | $60,310 |
| South Dakota | $23.06 | $31.33 | $37.05 | $65,170 |
| Tennessee | $17.41 | $22.24 | $37.21 | $46,250 |
| Texas | $17.75 | $21.99 | $35.90 | $45,740 |
| Utah | $17.85 | $24.38 | $28.89 | $50,720 |
| Vermont | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Virginia | $20.73 | $30.76 | $45.22 | $63,980 |
| West Virginia | $19.51 | $28.39 | $36.73 | $59,050 |
| Wisconsin | $21.74 | $27.94 | $34.61 | $58,120 |
| Wyoming | $14.87 | $24.03 | $30.25 | $49,990 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace responsibility through the transaction
Describe your role in presenting an offer, coordinating a closing condition or negotiating an instruction. Identify which decisions required broker approval and when the direction changed. Separate your contribution from decisions made by a buyer, seller, lender or other participant.
Explain the compensation question
Keep the agreement version and your own payment statement for the relevant period. Identify the event linked to the disputed payment and the explanation provided for any adjustment. Do not treat a property sale price or expected commission as money necessarily owed to you.
Protect transaction participants
Do not export client lists, financial qualifications, purchase agreements or private property-access details. Describe supporting records by type and custodian. Your own correspondence about assignment, supervision and payment can explain the work arrangement without duplicating a transaction archive.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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