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  "name": "How much do real estate agents make per sale?",
  "description": "On a $400,000 home with a 2.5% side commission, the listing brokerage collects $10,000 and the agent keeps $5,000–$8,500 after the brokerage split, before tax and business expenses. Newer agents on 50/50 splits keep the least; high-producers on 90/10 or capped plans keep the most.",
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    "Self-Employment Tax Calculator",
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    "question": "How much do real estate agents make per sale?",
    "shortAnswer": "On a $400,000 home with a 2.5% side commission, the listing brokerage collects $10,000 and the agent keeps $5,000–$8,500 after the brokerage split, before tax and business expenses. Newer agents on 50/50 splits keep the least; high-producers on 90/10 or capped plans keep the most.",
    "tableTitle": "Agent take-home on a $400,000 sale (2.5% side)",
    "columns": [
      "Split",
      "Agent gross",
      "After 25% expenses"
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      {
        "label": "50/50 new agent",
        "value": "$5,000",
        "note": "$3,750"
      },
      {
        "label": "70/30",
        "value": "$7,000",
        "note": "$5,250"
      },
      {
        "label": "80/20",
        "value": "$8,000",
        "note": "$6,000"
      },
      {
        "label": "90/10 or post-cap",
        "value": "$9,000",
        "note": "$6,750"
      },
      {
        "label": "Team member (pre-split lead)",
        "value": "$2,500–$5,000",
        "note": "$1,875–$3,750"
      }
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    "context": "Per-sale income is misleading without transaction volume: the median agent closes fewer than a dozen sides a year, which is why median agent income sits far below what a single commission suggests. Expenses are the other half — MLS dues, brokerage fees, marketing, transaction coordination and self-employment tax typically consume 20–35% of gross commission. Commission structures also continue to shift after recent buyer-agreement changes, so buyer-side compensation is now negotiated more explicitly than it used to be.",
    "methodology": "Commission-side arithmetic at common brokerage split structures, with a 25% business-expense load applied before tax.",
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