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Head to head · September 2026

Keller Williams vs Compass

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

Keller Williams had 94,181 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 51 states; Compass had 32,767 in 35. They meet in 35 states: Keller Williams has more agents in 32, Compass in 3.

These are agents each brand lists on its own public directory with a published email, counted person by person on the date shown; not licence counts, not the brand's own headcount claim, and not a measure of sales. A brand that lists fewer of its agents publicly counts lower here. How the counting works.

94,181Keller Williams agents
32,767Compass agents
35states where both operate
32 / 3states led by Keller Williams / Compass
187cities where both have agents

Keller Williams vs Compass 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.

StateKeller WilliamsCompassLeads
California8,2968,022Keller Williams +274
Texas9,0233,303Keller Williams +5,720
Florida7,3623,115Keller Williams +4,247
New York3,8313,027Keller Williams +804
Georgia6,123437Keller Williams +5,686
New Jersey5,176786Keller Williams +4,390
Pennsylvania3,9231,060Keller Williams +2,863
North Carolina3,296768Keller Williams +2,528
Illinois2,1061,719Keller Williams +387
Tennessee2,1971,328Keller Williams +869
Massachusetts1,8971,206Keller Williams +691
Ohio2,8341Keller Williams +2,833
Colorado1,5831,192Keller Williams +391
Washington1,757891Keller Williams +866
Virginia2,017528Keller Williams +1,489
Maryland1,617788Keller Williams +829
Michigan2,3652Keller Williams +2,363
Louisiana1,1401,062Keller Williams +78
Missouri1,904270Keller Williams +1,634
Minnesota1,494208Keller Williams +1,286
Arizona1,050613Keller Williams +437
Kansas940210Keller Williams +730
Wisconsin837247Keller Williams +590
Connecticut627380Keller Williams +247
Kentucky9501Keller Williams +949
Indiana779152Keller Williams +627
New Hampshire75440Keller Williams +714
Delaware466255Keller Williams +211
District of Columbia331364Compass +33
Idaho50756Keller Williams +451
Nevada52039Keller Williams +481
Hawaii246305Compass +59
Rhode Island234161Keller Williams +73
Mississippi2121Keller Williams +211
Wyoming3673Compass +37

Keller Williams also has agents in 16 states where Compass has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 187 where both are present.

CityKeller WilliamsCompassLeads
New York, NY2921,637Compass +1,345
Austin, TX7321,179Compass +447
Atlanta, GA1,267333Keller Williams +934
Houston, TX1,014555Keller Williams +459
Chicago, IL303962Compass +659
Dallas, TX537654Compass +117
San Antonio, TX1,12530Keller Williams +1,095
Denver, CO318797Compass +479
Charlotte, NC722388Keller Williams +334
Philadelphia, PA746361Keller Williams +385
Scottsdale, AZ368611Compass +243
Nashville, TN141814Compass +673
San Diego, CA331537Compass +206
Miami, FL300530Compass +230
Los Angeles, CA193588Compass +395
San Francisco, CA40662Compass +622
Tampa, FL491198Keller Williams +293
Washington, DC321358Compass +37
Boca Raton, FL247389Compass +142
Seattle, WA249359Compass +110

Agents with their own website

1.2% of the 94,181 checked Keller Williams agents have a website of their own; website ownership is not measured for Compass (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

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 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.

Run your own numbers in the commission calculator.

Where the data comes from

Counted from Keller Williams' and Compass' 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

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

Questions this page answers

Is Keller Williams bigger than Compass?
By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Keller Williams is larger: 94,181 against 32,767, 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 Compass have more agents than Keller Williams?
In 3 of the 35 states they share, led by District of Columbia (364 to 331), Hawaii (305 to 246) and Wyoming (73 to 36).
Which pays agents more, Keller Williams or Compass?
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). Keller Williams vs Compass: 94,181 against 32,767 agents, 35 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/keller-williams-vs-compass/