Real Estate Commission Calculator
Calculate real estate commission from your own entered figures.
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What this tool does
Calculate real estate commission from your own entered figures. User-entered property figures only. Estimates exclude costs not entered and are not investment advice. Commission rates and who pays them are negotiable and set by the listing agreement and settlement terms; agent shares shown are before each agent's split with their broker.
How to use the Real Estate Commission Calculator
- Enter or select sale price.
- Enter or select total commission rate (%).
- Enter or select listing agent share of commission (%).
- Read the calculated result; change any measurement to compare alternatives.
Formula
total commission=sale price×commission rate/100; each side's share=total commission×its share/100; seller proceeds before other costs=price−total commission
- price
- Sale price
- rate
- Total commission rate (%)
- share
- Listing agent share of commission (%)
User-entered property figures only. Estimates exclude costs not entered and are not investment advice. Commission rates and who pays them are negotiable and set by the listing agreement and settlement terms; agent shares shown are before each agent's split with their broker.
Worked example
For real estate commission calculator, the following measurements illustrate the exact method: Sale price: 450000; Total commission rate (%): 6; Listing agent share of commission (%): 50.
Inputs
- Sale price450000
- Total commission rate (%)6
- Listing agent share of commission (%)50
Result
- Total commission$27,000.00
- Listing agent/broker share$13,500.00
- Buyer agent/broker share$13,500.00
- Seller proceeds before other costs$423,000.00
Results explained
- Total commission
- Total commission from the formula above. User-entered property figures only. Estimates exclude costs not entered and are not investment advice. Commission rates and who pays them are negotiable and set by the listing agreement and settlement terms; agent shares shown are before each agent's split with their broker.
- Listing agent/broker share
- Listing agent/broker share from the formula above. User-entered property figures only. Estimates exclude costs not entered and are not investment advice. Commission rates and who pays them are negotiable and set by the listing agreement and settlement terms; agent shares shown are before each agent's split with their broker.
- Buyer agent/broker share
- Buyer agent/broker share from the formula above. User-entered property figures only. Estimates exclude costs not entered and are not investment advice. Commission rates and who pays them are negotiable and set by the listing agreement and settlement terms; agent shares shown are before each agent's split with their broker.
- Seller proceeds before other costs
- Seller proceeds before other costs from the formula above. User-entered property figures only. Estimates exclude costs not entered and are not investment advice. Commission rates and who pays them are negotiable and set by the listing agreement and settlement terms; agent shares shown are before each agent's split with their broker.
Frequently asked questions
Multiply the sale price by the total commission rate: $450,000 × 6% = $27,000. That total is then split between the listing side and the buyer side according to the agreement — an even split is $13,500 each.
It is set by contract, not by a fixed rule. Historically sellers often paid the full commission from their proceeds, but since the 2024 US practice changes buyers may pay their own agent directly. Your listing agreement and purchase contract control.
No. There is no standard or required rate — commissions have always been negotiable, and the average total rate varies by market and service level. Enter the rate in your actual agreement.
Usually not. The share shown goes to the agent's brokerage, and the agent keeps a portion under their broker split, which can range widely. This calculator stops at the brokerage-level split.
On the sale price, not the seller's profit or equity. A $450,000 sale at 6% costs $27,000 whether the seller bought the home for $200,000 or $440,000.