Free tool · Commission math
What a closing actually pays you.
Gross commission is the headline number; take-home is what pays your bills. Plug in your sale price, rate, split, and fees — and see the real per-deal and per-year math most agents do on a napkin.
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The calculator
Sale price to take-home, no napkin required.
Gross commission / deal
$11,250
After your 80% split
$9,000
Take-home / deal
$8,500
≈ $102,000 per year at 12 closings
Straight arithmetic on your inputs — before taxes and monthly costs (MLS, board dues, marketing). Rates and splits are yours to negotiate.
Methodology
- · Take-home per deal = sale price × commission rate × your split − per-deal fees.
- · Annual take-home = take-home per deal × closings per year.
- · Commission rates are negotiable and market-specific; defaults are illustrative, not a recommendation. Post-2024 settlement, buyer-side compensation practices vary — use your own agreements.
FAQ
About the math
What's a typical commission rate?
Commissions are negotiable and vary by market and representation side — published US averages have generally run in the 2.5–3% per side range historically, with more variation since the 2024 industry settlement changes. The calculator defaults to 2.5%; use your actual agreement.
What counts as 'per-deal fees'?
Transaction fees, desk fees charged per closing, E&O insurance per file, TC (transaction coordinator) costs — anything that comes off your side of the check on each deal. Monthly costs like MLS dues and lockbox fees aren't in this per-deal number.
Why does take-home per hour matter more than GCI?
Because busywork is a cost. Two agents with the same GCI aren't equal if one spends fifteen hours a week on data entry and unanswered follow-up. Cutting those hours is the same math as raising your split — which is exactly the job Marshal exists to do.
Does this handle 100%-commission brokerages?
Yes — set your split to 100% and put the brokerage's per-transaction fee into the fees field. That model trades split for fees, and the calculator shows the trade honestly.
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