Real Estate Commission Calculator

About this calculator

Real estate agent commission is typically negotiated as a percentage of the final sale price, historically clustering around 5–6% in the US and split between the listing and buyer's agents (though this has become more negotiable following recent industry changes), while rates vary by country and by whether the property is residential or commercial. The seller's net proceeds are simply the sale price minus that commission, before accounting for other closing costs like transfer taxes or outstanding mortgage payoff.

This calculator takes the sale price and the agreed commission rate and returns both the dollar commission owed and the resulting net amount to the seller. Home sellers evaluating a listing agreement, real estate agents preparing a net sheet for a client, and buyers curious what a seller is actually walking away with use it to see the commission's real dollar impact rather than just the percentage.