How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Utah?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $55,380 for Real Estate Agents in Utah as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $37,170 and the 75th-percentile is $74,320.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Utah?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 95.7 for Utah), the real-wage equivalent is $57,859 — what the $55,380 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $38,834 to $77,646.

Why is the BEA RPP for Utah different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Utah's overall index of 95.7 reflects rents 106.2, services 73.0, and goods 94.7.

Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Utah?

The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Utah.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Does the BLS real estate agent figure represent typical Utah agent income?

Probably not — and this is the single largest BLS limitation for this occupation. The vast majority of Utah real estate agents work as independent contractors paid on 1099, not W-2. BLS OEWS measures wage and salary employment only, so the figure on this page reflects the small subset of agents on W-2 (typically corporate brokerage employees, salaried agents at iBuyer firms, salaried team-staff agents). The much larger 1099 commission-only population is captured by NAR member surveys and IRS Schedule C data, both of which show median income substantially below BLS — typically $30-50K nationally for the median agent — with extreme right-skew. Treat the BLS number on this page as a floor, not a typical figure.

Is the Utah real estate market shift (post-2024 NAR commission settlement) affecting agent pay?

The 2024 NAR settlement on buyer-broker commission disclosure has compressed effective commissions in Utah markets where buyers now negotiate buy-side fees explicitly. Anecdotal early data shows 0.25-0.75 percentage points of buy-side commission compression in Utah's competitive metros. Combined with cyclically suppressed transaction volume in 2024-2025 high-rate environment, gross commission income for the median Utah agent has declined roughly 15-30% from the 2021-2022 peak. The BLS figure on this page reflects the most recent OEWS release date noted on the page; current-year realized earnings are likely below it for the typical commission-only agent.

Real Estate Agent Salary in Utah (2026): $55K Median, BEA RPP-Adjusted

TL;DR

Headline Real Estate Agent pay in Utah is $55,380. Real take-home, after the state's cost-of-living index, lands at $57,859.
Cost adjustment is small — neither an arbitrage state nor a high-cost penalty.
Bottom quartile $37,170, top quartile $74,320. The P90 ($102,460) is roughly 4.3× the P10 ($23,990).
State ranks #19 nationally on nominal wage, #18 on real (RPP-adjusted) wage.

Wage breakdown — Utah

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$23,990	$25,064
P25 (lower quartile)	$37,170	$38,834
P50 (median)	$55,380	$57,859
P75 (upper quartile)	$74,320	$77,646
P90 (top tier)	$102,460	$107,046
Mean	$58,350	$60,962
Employment	5,110 Real Estate Agents in Utah

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Utah index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	95.7
Goods	94.7
Services	73.0
Rents	106.2

Utah's overall RPP (95.7) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Utah (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Real Estate Agent)	$55,380	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$4,508	8.1% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$1,783	4.5% flat (2026)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$4,237	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$44,852	81.0% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$46,860	÷ (95.7 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Utah state-tax burden means for Real Estate Agent take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 3.2% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $44,852 (81.0% of gross). After the 95.7 RPP, real take-home is $46,860.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $56,320 for Real Estate Agents with mean pay of $70,970 and total employment of 190,600. Utah sits at #19 on nominal pay and #18 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Utah climbs 1 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Utah?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $55,380 for Real Estate Agents in Utah as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $37,170 and the 75th-percentile is $74,320.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Real Estate Agent salary in Utah?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 95.7 for Utah), the real-wage equivalent is $57,859 — what the $55,380 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $38,834 to $77,646.
Why is the BEA RPP for Utah different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Utah's overall index of 95.7 reflects rents 106.2, services 73.0, and goods 94.7.
Should I negotiate based on the BLS median for Utah?: The BLS median is a calibration anchor, not a ceiling. Use it to validate that an offer is in-band — anything well below the P25 in this state is a flag, anything above the P75 typically requires demonstrable specialty depth, niche credentials, or a high-COL metro within Utah.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Does the BLS real estate agent figure represent typical Utah agent income?: Probably not — and this is the single largest BLS limitation for this occupation. The vast majority of Utah real estate agents work as independent contractors paid on 1099, not W-2. BLS OEWS measures wage and salary employment only, so the figure on this page reflects the small subset of agents on W-2 (typically corporate brokerage employees, salaried agents at iBuyer firms, salaried team-staff agents). The much larger 1099 commission-only population is captured by NAR member surveys and IRS Schedule C data, both of which show median income substantially below BLS — typically $30-50K nationally for the median agent — with extreme right-skew. Treat the BLS number on this page as a floor, not a typical figure.
Is the Utah real estate market shift (post-2024 NAR commission settlement) affecting agent pay?: The 2024 NAR settlement on buyer-broker commission disclosure has compressed effective commissions in Utah markets where buyers now negotiate buy-side fees explicitly. Anecdotal early data shows 0.25-0.75 percentage points of buy-side commission compression in Utah's competitive metros. Combined with cyclically suppressed transaction volume in 2024-2025 high-rate environment, gross commission income for the median Utah agent has declined roughly 15-30% from the 2021-2022 peak. The BLS figure on this page reflects the most recent OEWS release date noted on the page; current-year realized earnings are likely below it for the typical commission-only agent.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 41-9022, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-08.

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