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North Carolina brokerages ranked by agents

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

How to read this

Size is not quality, but it is information. The biggest brokerage in North Carolina, Keller Williams with 3,296 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What you keep is the number that matters, and most brands do not publish it.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 North Carolina, 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 North Carolina publishes about pay

Keller Williams 3,296 agents in North Carolina

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 3,124 agents in North Carolina

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 1,161 agents in North Carolina

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 1,147 agents in North Carolina

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 980 agents in North Carolina

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.

Fathom Realty 873 agents in North Carolina

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.

Compass 768 agents in North Carolina

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 21 748 agents in North Carolina

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.

ERA 517 agents in North Carolina

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 502 agents in North Carolina

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.

Corcoran 152 agents in North Carolina

Corcoran 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.

HomeSmart 148 agents in North Carolina

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.

By city

Brokerage rankings by city: Charlotte · Raleigh · Wilmington · Cary · Fayetteville · Greensboro · Asheville · Mooresville · Jacksonville · Durham · Kernersville · Cornelius.

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Where the data comes from

Counted from the public agent directories of the 15 brands operating in North Carolina on September 5, 2026. Brokerages outside those networks are not counted. The counts on this page are aggregated from the North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina with 3,296 agents; Fathom Realty publish their plan, which makes them the easiest to compare against an offer.

Which brokerages in North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

83 with at least one agent holding a published profile in September 2026, 46 of them with 25 or more; 13,460 agents in total.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Brokerages in North Carolina ranked for agents choosing where to join: 83 brokerages, 15 brands. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/best-brokerage/north-carolina/