Identify, acquire, finance, and oversee the construction or renovation of real estate projects. Combines finance, construction, law, and sales skills for high earning potential.
Pay
$45,000
Lower reported wage
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Not available in our data
$120,000
Upper reported wage
Annual U.S. salaries. Actual pay varies by location, employer, and experience. The lower and upper figures do not represent starting and senior salaries.
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About this data
BLS does not track Real Estate Developer. Earnings come from project profits, not OEWS wages. Adjacent: 11-9141 Property Managers ($66K), 11-9021 Construction Managers ($106K), 11-3031 Financial Managers. Pay for this role is tracked by developer-specific compensation surveys (NAIOP, ULI) rather than by BLS.
Annual median review, October 27, 2026: No dedicated occupation mapping and annual median have been verified for this role. Adjacent occupations do not establish its earnings, and OEWS excludes self-employed workers. Sources: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_stru.htm ; https://www.bls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm . Existing employment and projection figures were not refreshed.
