RCLCO has released its 37th annual “National Real Estate Compensation & Benefits Survey,” examining compensation trends, incentive structures and benefits practices across the commercial real estate industry.
The survey includes responses from 436 commercial real estate companies across major property sectors, ownership structures and service offerings. The more than 450-page report covers compensation projections, short- and long-term incentives and pay levels for more than 180 positions.
Nearly all respondents, 93.3 percent, reported increasing base salaries from 2025 to 2026, with an average companywide increase of 4 percent. Looking ahead, 88 percent anticipate increasing salaries in 2027, with an average projecte
