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Commercial real estate firms by US metro, 2022
The US had 18,260 commercial real estate firms with paid staff in 2022, employing 163,972 people at an average of $88,723 a year. 82% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 9.0 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 1,872.
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Commercial real estate firms in the biggest US metros
| Metro | Businesses | Employees | Avg pay | Under 10 staff | Rank of 387 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,872 | 15,805 | $114,093 | 82% | 1st |
| Los Angeles | 1,367 | 11,807 | $94,563 | 83% | 2nd |
| Miami | 765 | 4,338 | $80,916 | 87% | 3rd |
| Chicago | 603 | 6,733 | $96,013 | 81% | 4th |
| Dallas | 585 | 6,370 | $93,199 | 78% | 5th |
| Washington | 545 | 5,762 | $112,353 | 79% | 6th |
| Houston | 462 | 4,128 | $92,402 | 82% | 7th |
| Atlanta | 413 | 3,300 | $108,309 | 84% | 8th |
| Boston | 396 | 4,466 | $165,905 | 79% | 10th |
| Philadelphia | 330 | 3,549 | $118,705 | 75% | 11th |
Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs commercial real estate firms hand to AI first.
Where these numbers come from
The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 531312 (Nonresidential property managers). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.
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