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Missouri · choosing a brokerage · 2026

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

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

There is no single best brokerage to join in Missouri; there is the one whose numbers fit your business. This page gives you the numbers: 55 brokerages with agents in the state, ranked by size, the 12 brands behind them, and what 1 of those brand publishes about what an agent keeps.

6,575agents in Missouri
55brokerages with agents here
12brands present
1brand with a published pay plan
29%held by the largest brokerage

Missouri brokerages ranked by agents

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

BrokerageAgentsShare of MissouriBrand · published plan
1Keller Williams1,90429.0%Keller Williams · set by each office
2RE/MAX1,18017.9%RE/MAX · set by each office
3Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker1,02915.7%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
4Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices69710.6%Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · set by each office
5Real Broker4066.2%Real Brokerage · set by each office
6Compass2704.1%Compass · set by each office
7Fathom Realty MO. LLC1412.1%Fathom Realty · Fathom EDGE: 7% to $9,000 cap (+1 more)
8Coldwell Banker Premier Group1201.8%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
9Edge Realty ERA Powered1141.7%ERA · set by each office
10CENTURY 21 Community1051.6%Century 21 · set by each office
11HomeSmart520.8%HomeSmart · set by each office
12CENTURY 21 Ashland Realty390.6%Century 21 · set by each office
13Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Southwest Group330.5%Better Homes and Gardens · set by each office
14Coldwell Banker General Properties290.4%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
15Coldwell Banker Hulsey270.4%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
16CENTURY 21 Premiere Realty250.4%Century 21 · set by each office
17CENTURY 21 Laclede Realty240.4%Century 21 · set by each office
18CENTURY 21 Lifetime Realty240.4%Century 21 · set by each office
19Coldwell Banker Lake Country, Inc.190.3%Coldwell Banker · set by each office
20Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Kansas City Homes180.3%Better Homes and Gardens · set by each office

How to read this

Size is not quality, but it is information. The biggest brokerage in Missouri, Keller Williams with 1,904 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 Missouri, 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 Missouri publishes about pay

Keller Williams 1,904 agents in Missouri

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.

Coldwell Banker 1,267 agents in Missouri

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.

RE/MAX 1,180 agents in Missouri

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 697 agents in Missouri

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.

Century 21 465 agents in Missouri

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.

Real Brokerage 406 agents in Missouri

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.

Compass 270 agents in Missouri

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.

Fathom Realty 141 agents in Missouri

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.

ERA 123 agents in Missouri

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.

Better Homes and Gardens 67 agents in Missouri

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.

HomeSmart 52 agents in Missouri

HomeSmart publishes no single compensation model: Advertises a 100% commission model; the per-transaction and monthly fees are not stated on its public join page, so it is treated as set by each office until they are. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

eXp Realty 3 agents in Missouri

eXp Realty publishes no single compensation model: Its compensation page was not readable (404 at the time of checking); 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.

By city

Brokerage rankings by city: St. Louis · Kansas City · Chesterfield · Springfield · Columbia · O Fallon · Lee's Summit · Saint Peters · Branson · Maryland Heights · Lees Summit · Dardenne Prairie.

How many real estate agents are in Missouri?

Where the data comes from

Counted from the public agent directories of the 12 brands operating in Missouri on September 5, 2026. Brokerages outside those networks are not counted. The counts on this page are aggregated from the Missouri realtor email list sold at usrealtorlist.com, one row per agent with a published email; no agent appears here.

Questions this page answers

What is the best brokerage to join in Missouri 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, Keller Williams leads Missouri with 1,904 agents; Fathom Realty publish their plan, which makes them the easiest to compare against an offer.
Which brokerages in Missouri 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 Missouri?
55 with at least one agent holding a published profile in September 2026, 21 of them with 25 or more; 6,575 agents in total.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Brokerages in Missouri ranked for agents choosing where to join: 55 brokerages, 12 brands. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/best-brokerage/missouri/