Commercial real estate is a rewarding and lucrative career—and in commission-based positions such as brokerage, your earning potential can be limitless.

CREW Network’s most recent benchmark study report details the industry's average starting salary, and compensation trends across commercial real estate specializations, age and gender. The average salary for entry level positions in commercial real estate is $66,561 (USD). Mid-level/associates earn approximately $104,269, and senior level professionals earn $154,886 on average.

Here’s a breakdown of compensation averages in four specialties of commercial real estate: asset management, brokerage, development, and finance:

As you can see, there are substantial pay gap between genders. This demonstrates that there is still a way to go to achieve gender wage parity—and CREW Network is leading industry efforts to close this gap.

For more information on commercial real estate salaries and compensation trends, download the 2020 CREW Network Benchmark Study.