New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The New Jersey salesperson examination is one combined exam of 110 scored multiple-choice questions in four hours; 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be added and count against your time (PSI bulletin, updated 2/1/2026). You must answer 70 percent correctly, which is 77 of the 110 scored questions. This portal's practice mock has 110 questions.

Passing the exam is a required step toward a New Jersey real estate salesperson license, which you need to represent buyers and sellers for compensation in New Jersey.

People starting a real estate career in New Jersey who have finished the 75-hour prelicensure course, and candidates retaking the exam.

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

If you do not pass you register and pay the PSI fee again. Your eligibility to test expires one year after your school submits your file, so you must pass and apply within that window.

You need 70 percent to pass, which is 77 correct answers out of the 110 scored questions. Format: one combined exam of 110 scored questions in four hours. No official pass rate is available for this exam, so none is quoted here.

The New Jersey salesperson examination is one combined exam of 110 scored multiple-choice questions in four hours; 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be added and count against your time (PSI bulletin, updated 2/1/2026). You must answer 70 percent correctly, which is 77 of the 110 scored questions. This portal's practice mock has 110 questions. 110 scored multiple-choice questions · 4 hours · national portion plus 30 New Jersey questions · pass: 70 percent (77 correct). You need 70 percent to pass, which is 77 correct answers out of the 110 scored questions.

• National: Property Ownership7.3%
• National: Land Use Controls3.6%
• National: Valuation5.8%
• National: Financing7.3%
• National: Contracts13.8%
• National: Agency9.5%
• National: Property Disclosures5.1%
• National: Property Management2.2%
• National: Transfer of Title4.4%
• National: Practice of Real Estate8.7%
• National: Real Estate Calculations5.1%
• New Jersey: Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission1.8%
• New Jersey: Licensing Requirements2.7%
• New Jersey: Statutes and Rules Governing Licensee Activities20%
• New Jersey: Additional Requirements2.7%

The content outline spreads questions across 15 areas: National: Property Ownership (7.3%); National: Land Use Controls (3.6%); National: Valuation (5.8%); National: Financing (7.3%); National: Contracts (13.8%); National: Agency (9.5%); National: Property Disclosures (5.1%); National: Property Management (2.2%); National: Transfer of Title (4.4%); National: Practice of Real Estate (8.7%); National: Real Estate Calculations (5.1%); New Jersey: Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission (1.8%); New Jersey: Licensing Requirements (2.7%); New Jersey: Statutes and Rules Governing Licensee Activities (20.0%); New Jersey: Additional Requirements (2.7%).

The Commission states that applicants must be 18 or older, have a high school-level education or equivalency, and finish a 75-hour prelicensure course at a licensed school. The Commission must be satisfied about your honesty, trustworthiness, character and integrity, and a criminal conviction or current parole or probation may lead to denial. After the exam you apply through a sponsoring real estate broker.

PSI examination fee $38; salesperson license $160 in total ($100 license fee, $50 application fee, $10 guaranty fund), subject to change. The 75-hour course price was not confirmed here.

This guide does not cover renewal or continuing education for New Jersey salespersons; the Commission lists the current requirements.

Start with the heaviest areas of the content outline: New Jersey: Statutes and Rules Governing Licensee Activities (20.0%); National: Contracts (13.8%); National: Agency (9.5%). Then work through the remaining areas, and finish with timed full-length practice runs of 110 questions in one sitting.

Content outlines, fees and passing standards change; this guide follows the materials listed under Verification as of October 2026. Check the New Jersey Real Estate Commission and PSI before you register.