Real estate commission calculator
The Vyostra AI real estate commission calculator works out the commission on a sale and what an agent takes home. Enter the price, the commission, which side you act for, any referral fee, your brokerage split and a tax rate, and it lists each step. It uses only the numbers you type, is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser.
What are the numbers on the deal?
Enter the deal
Your breakdown
Enter a sale price and a commission to see the breakdown.
The example uses round, made-up numbers. They are not typical rates.
How is the commission worked out?
The calculator follows five steps in this order. Brokerages differ, so if yours takes the referral fee or tax at a different point, check the result against your own statement. It holds no rates of its own: commission is agreed between the parties, so every percentage comes from you.
1. Total commission
The sale price times the rate, or the flat fee you agreed.
2. Your side’s share
The part of the total that belongs to the seller’s side or the buyer’s side, or all of it if you act for both.
3. Referral fee
A percentage of your side’s share, paid to whoever referred the client.
4. Brokerage split
The percentage of what is left that the agent keeps. The brokerage keeps the remainder.
5. Tax
The rate you enter, applied to the agent’s share. The result is the take-home figure.
What does a worked example look like?
Take a $500,000.00 sale at a 3% commission, with the seller’s side holding 50% of it, a 10% referral fee, a 70% share for the agent and 20% tax. The total commission is $15,000.00. The listing side’s share is $7,500.00, less a $750.00 referral fee and a $2,025.00 brokerage share, leaving $4,725.00. After $945.00 tax, the agent takes home $3,780.00.
These numbers are made up to show the steps. They are not typical rates, and yours will differ.
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How do you calculate real estate commission?
Multiply the sale price by the commission rate, or use the flat fee you agreed. That is the total commission. Then work out the share that belongs to your side of the sale, take off any referral fee, apply the split between you and your brokerage, and take off tax. This calculator does each step and lists them.
What is the standard real estate commission rate?
There is no single standard. Commission is agreed between the parties and differs by market, property type and the services included, so this calculator starts blank and never fills in a rate for you. Use the rate in your own listing or representation agreement.
How is commission split between the listing and buyer side?
However the agreements say. An even split is common to describe, but it is not a rule. Enter the percentage of the total that belongs to the listing side and the calculator gives the buyer side the rest. If one agent acts for both sides, choose “both sides”.
What is a brokerage split?
It is how an agent and the brokerage they work under share the commission the agent earns. An agent whose split is 70 percent keeps 70 percent and the brokerage keeps 30. Enter the share the agent keeps. Your contract with your brokerage sets it, and it can change with your earnings.
Does this include tax?
Only as a percentage you enter. Tax on commission depends on your country, how you are employed and your other income, so the calculator applies the rate you give it and does not look any up. Leave it at zero to see the figure before tax, and ask an accountant for your own rate.
In which order are the deductions taken?
The referral fee comes off your side’s commission first, then the brokerage split applies to what is left, then tax applies to the agent’s share. Some brokerages order these differently. If yours does, the totals can differ, so check the result against your own statement.
Do you store the numbers I enter?
No. The arithmetic is done inside your browser. What you enter is never sent to Vyostra AI or saved, and it is gone when you close the page.
Where do your next buyers and sellers come from?
A commission only exists once an enquiry is answered. Vyostra AI captures leads on your website with an AI agent, keeps each one in a lead list with its conversation, and follows up on WhatsApp.
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