The Top Metro Areas for Real Estate Brokers
The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2006) for:
Real Estate Brokers
Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Real Estate Brokers relative to the population of the city, as of 2006.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
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| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2006) | Relative Popularity |
|---|
ARIZONA | | | |
| Phoenix | 1,790 | $113,370 | 5.4 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| Santa Cruz | 90 | $114,990 | 6.5 |
| Visalia | 90 | | 4 |
| San Francisco | 540 | $147,530 | 3.1 |
| Oakland | 370 | $112,060 | 2 |
| Sacramento | 180 | | 1.1 |
| Riverside | 250 | $87,540 | 1.1 |
CONNECTICUT | | | |
| New Haven | 40 | | 0.8 |
DELAWARE | | | |
| Wilmington | 80 | $73,970 | 1.4 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 1,070 | $69,770 | 2.5 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Naples | 150 | | 7.1 |
| Sarasota | 260 | | 5.1 |
| Port St. Lucie | 80 | $35,040 | 3.9 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 420 | | 3.2 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 40 | $60,780 | 3.1 |
| Tampa | 650 | $87,420 | 2.9 |
| Lakeland | 70 | $36,100 | 2 |
| Palm Bay | 50 | | 1.5 |
| Miami | 230 | $99,110 | 1.3 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Atlanta | 1,230 | $100,610 | 2.9 |
| Augusta | 70 | | 1.9 |
HAWAII | | | |
| Honolulu | 110 | $63,570 | 1.5 |
IDAHO | | | |
| Boise | 100 | | 2.3 |
ILLINOIS | | | |
| Decatur | 40 | | 5.5 |
INDIANA | | | |
| Indianapolis | 240 | $100,960 | 1.5 |
KANSAS | | | |
| Wichita | 30 | $39,770 | 0.6 |
LOUISIANA | | | |
| Baton Rouge | 40 | | 0.6 |
MAINE | | | |
| Portland | 180 | $101,560 | 5.3 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Bethesda | 450 | $80,830 | 4.5 |
MICHIGAN | | | |
| Holland | 50 | $50,530 | 2.9 |
| Lansing | 80 | $41,150 | 2.5 |
| Ann Arbor | 70 | $55,140 | 2.4 |
| Warren | 320 | | 1.5 |
MINNESOTA | | | |
| Minneapolis | 370 | $90,000 | 1.1 |
MISSOURI | | | |
| Columbia | 30 | $35,840 | 2.7 |
| Kansas City | 360 | $84,500 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 280 | $85,020 | 1.2 |
NEBRASKA | | | |
| Omaha | 90 | $41,050 | 1.1 |
NEVADA | | | |
| Las Vegas | 300 | $145,670 | 1.8 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Ocean City | 80 | | 12.2 |
| Edison | 370 | $98,450 | 2 |
NEW MEXICO | | | |
| Albuquerque | 100 | | 1.5 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| Utica | 30 | | 1.4 |
| Rochester | 110 | $52,720 | 1.3 |
| Syracuse | 60 | $78,030 | 1.1 |
NORTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Wilmington | 250 | $33,620 | 11.1 |
| Raleigh | 940 | $41,260 | 11 |
| Burlington | 90 | $39,210 | 10.9 |
| Charlotte | 1,520 | $53,270 | 10.4 |
| Greensboro | 440 | $27,780 | 6.8 |
| Asheville | 170 | $33,230 | 5.8 |
| Winston-Salem | 180 | $27,980 | 5 |
| Durham | 210 | $44,620 | 4.9 |
| Fayetteville | 90 | $44,990 | 4.6 |
| Rocky Mount | 40 | $42,520 | 4.4 |
| Hickory | 100 | | 3.5 |
OHIO | | | |
| Cincinnati | 300 | $62,430 | 1.6 |
| Cleveland | 270 | $50,560 | 1.4 |
| Dayton | 80 | | 1.1 |
OKLAHOMA | | | |
| Oklahoma City | 280 | | 2.8 |
OREGON | | | |
| Bend | 270 | $51,270 | 29.4 |
| Portland | 540 | $102,620 | 3 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| York | 90 | $75,890 | 2.9 |
| Philadelphia | 720 | $71,240 | 2.1 |
| Pittsburgh | 220 | $60,870 | 1.1 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Myrtle Beach | 70 | $51,870 | 3.6 |
TENNESSEE | | | |
| Memphis | 130 | | 1.2 |
| Nashville | 100 | $42,450 | 0.7 |
TEXAS | | | |
| Houston | 380 | $95,610 | 0.9 |
UTAH | | | |
| St. George | 40 | | 5.7 |
| Logan | 30 | | 5.2 |
| Provo | 80 | $97,170 | 3 |
WASHINGTON | | | |
| Tacoma | 90 | | 2 |
| Seattle | 410 | $94,170 | 1.7 |
WISCONSIN | | | |
| Green Bay | 60 | $47,760 | 2.1 |