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Mortgage brokers by US metro, 2022
The US had 10,957 mortgage brokers with paid staff in 2022, employing 76,003 people at an average of $91,842 a year. 89% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 6.9 people. Los Angeles has the most of the big metros listed here, with 1,447.
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Mortgage brokers in the biggest US metros
| Metro | Businesses | Employees | Avg pay | Under 10 staff | Rank of 387 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1,447 | 9,050 | $78,265 | 92% | 1st |
| New York | 523 | 3,677 | $144,579 | 85% | 2nd |
| Miami | 464 | 1,791 | $93,441 | 93% | 3rd |
| Chicago | 308 | 1,710 | $116,271 | 86% | 7th |
| Atlanta | 267 | 1,246 | $103,079 | 91% | 10th |
| Dallas | 241 | 3,217 | $79,639 | 88% | 11th |
| Washington | 190 | 1,580 | $117,595 | 84% | 14th |
| Philadelphia | 185 | 1,391 | $103,674 | 86% | 15th |
| Houston | 169 | 902 | $84,398 | 89% | 17th |
| Boston | 126 | 1,659 | $113,207 | 79% | 21st |
Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs mortgage brokers hand to AI first.
Where these numbers come from
The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 522310 (Mortgage and nonmortgage loan brokers). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.
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