What is the best brokerage to join in Massachusetts as a new agent?

The one whose split, cap, fees and training fit your expected volume; there is no ranking that answers it for everyone. By size, Coldwell Banker Realty leads Massachusetts with 2,487 agents; Fathom Realty publish their plan, which makes them the easiest to compare against an offer.

Which brokerages in Massachusetts publish their commission split?

Fathom Realty, as read on their own pages (dates on this page). The other brands present set terms per office.

How many brokerages are there in Massachusetts?

50 with at least one agent holding a published profile in September 2026, 35 of them with 25 or more; 9,918 agents in total.

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Best real estate brokerage to join in Massachusetts: what the numbers say

Count taken September 5, 2026Page built September 5, 2026

There is no single best brokerage to join in Massachusetts; there is the one whose numbers fit your business. This page gives you the numbers: 50 brokerages with agents in the state, ranked by size, the 16 brands behind them, and what 1 of those brand publishes about what an agent keeps.

9,918agents in Massachusetts

50brokerages with agents here

16brands present

1brand with a published pay plan

25%held by the largest brokerage

Massachusetts brokerages ranked by agents

The twenty largest brokerages in Massachusetts by agents with a published profile, with the brand behind each and, where the brand publishes one, its national pay plan in short.

	Brokerage	Agents	Share of Massachusetts	Brand · published plan
1	Coldwell Banker Realty	2,487	25.1%	Coldwell Banker · set by each office
2	Keller Williams	1,897	19.1%	Keller Williams · set by each office
3	Compass	1,206	12.2%	Compass · set by each office
4	RE/MAX	946	9.5%	RE/MAX · set by each office
5	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices	918	9.3%	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · set by each office
6	CENTURY 21 North East	627	6.3%	Century 21 · set by each office
7	Real Broker	588	5.9%	Real Brokerage · set by each office
8	ERA Key Realty Services	227	2.3%	ERA · set by each office
9	Fathom Realty	104	1.0%	Fathom Realty · Fathom EDGE: 7% to $9,000 cap (+1 more)
10	Douglas Elliman	96	1.0%	Douglas Elliman · set by each office
11	CENTURY 21 Custom Home Realty	64	0.6%	Century 21 · set by each office
12	CENTURY 21 XSELL REALTY	64	0.6%	Century 21 · set by each office
13	Sotheby's International Realty	59	0.6%	Sotheby's International Realty · set by each office
14	CENTURY 21 Signature Properties	48	0.5%	Century 21 · set by each office
15	Coldwell Banker Community Realtors	40	0.4%	Coldwell Banker · set by each office
16	HomeSmart	40	0.4%	HomeSmart · set by each office
17	CENTURY 21 Cityside	38	0.4%	Century 21 · set by each office
18	Corcoran	34	0.3%	Corcoran · set by each office
19	ERA M. Connie Laplante Real Estate	34	0.3%	ERA · set by each office
20	Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Shanahan Group	30	0.3%	Better Homes and Gardens · set by each office

How to read this

Size is not quality, but it is information. The biggest brokerage in Massachusetts, Coldwell Banker Realty with 2,487 agents, has the most colleagues to learn from and the most competition for leads inside its own walls. A brokerage with 25 agents in the state can mean more attention and more room.

What you keep is the number that matters, and most brands do not publish it. Franchise networks set splits office by office, so two offices of the same brand across town can differ. In Massachusetts, Fathom Realty publish a national plan; the rest are shown as "set by each office". Take the offer you actually receive, put it in the commission calculator next to the published plans, and compare at your own volume.

Agents with their own website tend to carry their business with them; a brand's rate is shown on its head-to-head pages.

What each brand in Massachusetts publishes about pay

Coldwell Banker 2,542 agents in Massachusetts

Coldwell Banker publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Keller Williams 1,897 agents in Massachusetts

Keller Williams publishes no single compensation model: Split and cap are set by each market center; KW does not publish a single national figure. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Compass 1,206 agents in Massachusetts

Compass publishes no single compensation model: Negotiated per agent; not published. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Century 21 1,107 agents in Massachusetts

Century 21 publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

RE/MAX 946 agents in Massachusetts

RE/MAX publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee; plans vary from high-split with desk fees to traditional splits. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 918 agents in Massachusetts

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Real Brokerage 588 agents in Massachusetts

Real Brokerage publishes no single compensation model: Its public pages did not expose a plan to an automated read; treated as set by each office until read by hand. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

ERA 333 agents in Massachusetts

ERA publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Fathom Realty 104 agents in Massachusetts

Fathom EDGE: 7% of each commission to the brokerage until a $9,000 annual cap; $165 per transaction after the cap; a $350 minimum per transaction; $35 errors-and-omissions per sale; $75 a month. Fathom ELEVATE: 20% of each commission to the brokerage, with no annual cap; a $350 minimum per transaction; $35 errors-and-omissions per sale; $75 a month. Read from Fathom Realty's own recruiting page on September 5, 2026; Split is the brokerage's share of gross commission until the annual cap. Residential leases and commercial deals are priced separately on the source page.

Douglas Elliman 96 agents in Massachusetts

Douglas Elliman publishes no single compensation model: Not published. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Sotheby's International Realty 59 agents in Massachusetts

Sotheby's International Realty publishes no single compensation model: Set by each affiliate; not published. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Better Homes and Gardens 46 agents in Massachusetts

Better Homes and Gardens publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

By city

Brokerage rankings by city: Boston · Chestnut Hill · Cambridge · Andover · Worcester · Beverly · Longmeadow · Wellesley · Leominster · Hingham · Westwood · Fall River.

How many real estate agents are in Massachusetts?

Where the data comes from

Counted from the public agent directories of the 16 brands operating in Massachusetts on September 5, 2026. Brokerages outside those networks are not counted. Every agent in these counts has a published email on file with usrealtorlist.com, which sells the per-agent Massachusetts real estate agent list; this page publishes totals only.

Questions this page answers

What is the best brokerage to join in Massachusetts as a new agent?: The one whose split, cap, fees and training fit your expected volume; there is no ranking that answers it for everyone. By size, Coldwell Banker Realty leads Massachusetts with 2,487 agents; Fathom Realty publish their plan, which makes them the easiest to compare against an offer.
Which brokerages in Massachusetts publish their commission split?: Fathom Realty, as read on their own pages (dates on this page). The other brands present set terms per office.
How many brokerages are there in Massachusetts?: 50 with at least one agent holding a published profile in September 2026, 35 of them with 25 or more; 9,918 agents in total.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Brokerages in Massachusetts ranked for agents choosing where to join: 50 brokerages, 16 brands. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/best-brokerage/massachusetts/