Commission Calculator
Commission Calculator works out Total commission and Seller’s proceeds before other costs from Sale amount, Commission rate and Fixed amount on top. The default figures on this page give total commission of 24,000.00 USD; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
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Updates as you typeHow this is worked out
4 steps
- Commission = 400000 x 6% = 24000.
- Seller keeps 376000 before any other closing costs.
- Your side takes 50% of the commission: 12000.
- The agent's 100% of that side is 12000, leaving 0 for the brokerage.
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Sources and references
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What the Commission Calculator calculates
Sales commission from a sale amount and a percentage rate, plus any fixed amount: commission = amount x rate / 100 + fixed. For real estate it also splits the total between the two sides of the deal and then between the agent and the brokerage, and reports the seller’s proceeds before other closing costs.
How to use this Commission Calculator
Enter Sale amount, Commission rate, Fixed amount on top and Your side’s share of the total commission. Total commission updates as you type, and “Use a worked example” loads checked figures you can adjust. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
How the result is worked out
Open “How this is worked out” beside the result for the step-by-step calculation behind Total commission, Seller’s proceeds before other costs and Your side of the commission.
The method follows US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents and US Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #20: Employees Paid Commissions.
A 5% commission on a $100,000 sale example
With Sale amount: 100000, Commission rate: 5, the calculator returns Total commission: 5000, Seller’s proceeds before other costs: 95000. This example is checked against an independent source in the test suite.
What you can compare
Change one input at a time to see how it affects Total commission, Seller’s proceeds before other costs and Your side of the commission. The inputs you can vary are Sale amount, Commission rate, Fixed amount on top, Your side’s share of the total commission and Agent’s share of that side.
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Frequently asked questions
What percent commission do most realtors get?
Sales commission from a sale amount and a percentage rate, plus any fixed amount: commission = amount x rate / 100 + fixed. On this page it is computed from Sale amount, Commission rate and Fixed amount on top and shown as Total commission, Seller’s proceeds before other costs and Your side of the commission.
What information do I need for the Commission Calculator?
You need Sale amount, Commission rate, Fixed amount on top, Your side’s share of the total commission and Agent’s share of that side. The page opens with default figures that give total commission of 24,000.00 USD, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this Commission Calculator show?
It shows Total commission, Seller’s proceeds before other costs, Your side of the commission, Agent’s share, Brokerage’s share, The other side’s commission, Total commission as a percentage of the sale and Summary, with the working and any warnings for your entries.
Can I check how the Commission Calculator result was calculated?
Yes. The “How this is worked out” section shows the calculation steps, and the sources section identifies the references used for the method.