Mid-Level

Property Broker

The real estate deal maker โ€” overseeing property transactions and running a real estate brokerage or office.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
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Job markets for Property Brokers
Employment concentration ยท ~55 areas
Based on employment in related occupations
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Property Broker

As a Property Broker, you hold the real estate broker's license that allows you to run an office, supervise agents, and handle complex transactions. You might own your brokerage, manage a franchise office, or serve as the responsible broker for a larger firm. Beyond your own deals, you're responsible for transactions conducted under your license.

Your day involves overseeing agents' transactions, reviewing contracts, ensuring compliance, potentially negotiating your own deals, and managing office operations. If you own the brokerage, you're also handling marketing, recruiting agents, and managing the business side.

The hardest part is the liability. Transactions conducted under your license are ultimately your responsibility. One agent's mistake or ethical lapse can become your problem. You're balancing your own production with oversight duties, recruitment, and business management. The people who thrive here combine real estate expertise with business and leadership skills.

IndependenceAbove avg
AchievementModerate
RelationshipsModerate
Working ConditionsModerate
RecognitionModerate
SupportLower
O*NET Work Values survey
StrategyExecution
StructuredAdaptable
ManagingContributing
CollaborativeIndependent
Office ownershipAgent countCommercial vs. residentialMarket areaOwn production level
Property brokerage varies by ownership and focus. Some brokers own their firms; others are employed as managing brokers. Office size ranges from sole proprietors to hundreds of agents. Residential and commercial brokerage have different dynamics. Some brokers maintain heavy personal production; others focus mainly on management and agent support.
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape โ€” and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Property Brokers (SOC 41-9021.00), not just this title ยท BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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Agent recruitment
Brokerage growth requires attracting productive agents
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Compliance management
Regulatory requirements become more complex
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Business operations
Running an office requires more than real estate knowledge
What is the brokerage structure โ€” ownership, franchise, or employed broker?
How many agents operate under this license?
What is the expectation for personal production vs. management?
What compliance and risk management systems are in place?
How is compensation structured?
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape โ€” helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$37Kโ€“$167K
Salary Range
10th โ€“ 90th percentile
50K
U.S. Employment
+3.3%
10yr Growth
10K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$58K$55K$52K201920202021202220232024$52K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 ยท BLS Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034

Skills & Requirements

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingNegotiationActive LearningPersuasionJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessWriting
O*NET OnLine ยท Bureau of Labor Statistics
41-9021.00

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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) ยท BLS Employment Projections ยท O*NET OnLine
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