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Average Real Estate Agents and Salesperson’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Real Estate Agents and Salespersons.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 6232.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: real estate agent, real estate broker, commercial real estate salesperson and residential real estate agent.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia at $28.49 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $40,000 – $75,000.
Employment prospects for real estate agents and salespersons are good in Canada. Government data indicates that the labour market for this profession will be balanced for the near future.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Real Estate Agents and Salespersons in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta*(1) | 19.23 | 26.62 | 58.17 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta*(1) | 19.23 | 26.62 | 58.17 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia(2) | – | 28.49 | 75.23 | 2016 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba(2) | – | 25.21 | 69.86 | 2016 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1), (2) | 25.81 | 50.07 | 2016 | |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(3), (2) | – | 23.70 | 69.12 | 2016 |
Toronto – Ontario(2)
| – |
22.74 |
40.80 |
2016 |
|
Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario(2)
| – |
25.26 |
67.14 |
2016 |
|
| Ottawa – Ontario(2) | – | 23.77 | 65.69 | 2016 |
London – Ontario(2)
| – |
19.99 |
59.98 |
2016 |
|
Prince Edward Island(2),(3)
| – |
23.70 |
69.12 |
2016 |
|
Montreal – Quebec(2)
| – |
22.98 |
66.06 |
2016 |
|
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan(2) | – | 23.90 | 53.63 | 2016 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations, which includes real estate agents and salespersons, is $25.72. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $960, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $50,000.
There are over 100,000 real estate agents and salespersons working in Canada.