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Real Estate Agencies: How to Calculate Your Payroll Costs (2026)
A real estate brokerage payroll cost calculation has three inputs: headcount, the real estate brokerage pay codes that have to be built (commission-only agent payroll and agent contractor vs W-2 classification), and the wage base, which at the BLS national median for real estate sales agents is $52,830. BEG: $45 per employee per month inside the payroll software you already use, live in 3 to 5 days.
Managed payroll by headcount for a real estate brokerage
10 employees: $450 a month, $5,400 a year; 25 employees: $1,125 a month, $13,500 a year; 50 employees: $2,250 a month, $27,000 a year; 100 employees: $4,500 a month, $54,000 a year. Every row is $45 per employee per month, all-inclusive, inside the payroll software you already use, with no monthly minimum, so the per-employee cost is the same at 10 as at 100. Nothing in the real estate brokerage setup, commission-only agent payroll, agent contractor vs W-2 classification, split commission processing and draw-against-commission structures, is billed as an add-on.
The employer-side tax that rides on every real estate brokerage wage
At the May 2025 national median for real estate sales agents, $52,830 a year or about $25 an hour, the employer share of Social Security and Medicare is $4,041 per employee per year and FUTA is $42 after the state credit, before state unemployment at the assigned rate. Those costs are the same whoever runs payroll; the calculator question is only who does the work and who carries the error.
The in-house line in the calculation
BLS OEWS May 2025: payroll and timekeeping clerks, national median $58,260, mean $59,630. Add roughly 30 percent for benefits and employer taxes, about $75,738, before the software that person runs, and set it against the headcount rows above. Managed payroll stays under that loaded figure until about 140 employees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does managed payroll cost a real estate brokerage with 25 employees?
$1,125 a month at $45 per employee, all-inclusive.
What is the employer payroll tax on one of the real estate sales agents?
$4,041 a year in Social Security and Medicare at the $52,830 BLS OEWS May 2025 national median, plus $42 FUTA and state unemployment.
Is the real estate brokerage pay code setup an extra charge?
No. Commission-only agent payroll, agent contractor vs W-2 classification and split commission processing are configured at implementation inside the per-employee rate.
What does managed payroll cost for a real estate brokerage?
$45 per employee per month, all-inclusive, inside the payroll software you already use, with no monthly minimum. Commission-only agent payroll, agent contractor vs W-2 classification and split commission processing are configured at setup, not billed as add-ons.
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Anthony leads payroll solutions at Business Executive Group, a national managed payroll firm serving businesses across industries including Real Estate Agencies. BEG manages payroll at $45 PEPM, all-inclusive, with deep expertise in compliance, multi-state filing, and industry-specific payroll requirements. Get instant pricing at beghr.com.
Authoritative source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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