Question: how much money can you make in your first year of real estate?
Answer: In some states like Florida, half the candidates fail their first attempt. The good news is, there's plenty of payoff for all this hard work. Real estate sales agents made a median $44,090 per year in 2016, while the top 10 percent tier earned a whopping $112,570, which isn't too far off what the average lawyer earns.