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Compass vs ERA by state

Every state where both brands list agents, ranked by the two counts combined. The lead column names the brand with more agents there.

Compass also has agents in 1 state where ERA has none; ERA in 16 where Compass has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 42 where both are present.

Agents with their own website

website ownership is not measured for Compass; 5.0% of the 11,262 checked ERA agents have a website of their own (national figure 7.2%). An agent's own site is one sign of how much of their business they carry with them.

What each publishes about commission

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.

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.

Run your own numbers in the commission calculator.

Where the data comes from

Counted from Compass' and ERA's own public agent directories on September 5, 2026; an agent is included once, with a published email, under the brand whose directory lists them. The rows these counts are summed from, one per agent with a published email, are sold by usrealtorlist.com; for California, the state where the two brands have the most agents between them, that is the California realtor email list. No agent is named on this page.

More comparisons

Compass against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Century 21 · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · HomeSmart · LPT Realty. ERA against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Century 21 · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · HomeSmart · LPT Realty. All comparisons.

Questions this page answers

Is Compass bigger than ERA?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Compass is larger: 32,767 against 11,262, 2.9 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.

Where does ERA have more agents than Compass?

In 6 of the 34 states they share, led by Ohio (325 to 1), Indiana (167 to 152) and Nevada (217 to 39).

Which pays agents more, Compass or ERA?

Neither publishes a national plan; both set splits and caps office by office. Put the two offers you actually receive into the calculator.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Compass vs ERA: 32,767 against 11,262 agents, 34 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/compass-vs-era/