Is 6% commission standard everywhere?

In the US: yes (5–6%). In Europe: highly variable — from 1.5% in NL to 6% in IT, often split between buyer and seller. Set the rate to match your market.

How are splits typically structured?

A 70/30 split (70% agent, 30% brokerage) is common for established agents. Newer agents often start at 50/50 and graduate based on volume.

What about referral fees?

Common 25–35% referral overrides come off the top before the split. Subtract them before plugging into this calculator.

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Real Estate Commission Calculator

Total commission, agent take, brokerage split

Calculate real-estate commission, agent take and brokerage split from sale price and percentage.

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Calculate one commission split — or auto-track agent commissions, splits and overrides in CRM Business Hub.

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Real-estate commission math has more moving parts than people think: total commission, listing-side vs buyer-side split, brokerage cut vs agent take, possible referral overrides. This free Real Estate Commission Calculator runs the standard split: total commission ÷ 2 = listing side + buyer side, then the agent’s % of the listing-side after brokerage cut. Useful for agents quoting sellers, brokerages onboarding new agents, sellers wanting to understand who gets what, and dealmakers running splits across multiple agents.

How to Use

1 Enter the sale price 2. Enter the total commission % 3. Enter the agent’s split (listing side) 4. Enter the brokerage cut (listing side) 5. Read total commission, listing agent take, brokerage, buyer side

Benefits

Listing + buyer side split

Brokerage cut vs agent take

Clean per-party totals

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