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Head to head · September 2026

RE/MAX vs Compass

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

RE/MAX had 45,523 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 51 states; Compass had 32,767 in 35. They meet in 35 states: RE/MAX has more agents in 26, Compass in 9.

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.

45,523RE/MAX agents
32,767Compass agents
35states where both operate
26 / 9states led by RE/MAX / Compass
198cities where both have agents

RE/MAX 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.

StateRE/MAXCompassLeads
California3,7178,022Compass +4,305
Florida4,2093,115RE/MAX +1,094
Texas2,7533,303Compass +550
New York1,0073,027Compass +2,020
Illinois2,1471,719RE/MAX +428
Pennsylvania2,3261,060RE/MAX +1,266
Colorado2,1261,192RE/MAX +934
New Jersey2,106786RE/MAX +1,320
Tennessee9301,328Compass +398
Massachusetts9461,206Compass +260
North Carolina1,161768RE/MAX +393
Washington981891RE/MAX +90
Minnesota1,629208RE/MAX +1,421
Maryland1,038788RE/MAX +250
Ohio1,7581RE/MAX +1,757
Michigan1,7282RE/MAX +1,726
Virginia1,031528RE/MAX +503
Georgia1,056437RE/MAX +619
Missouri1,180270RE/MAX +910
Arizona807613RE/MAX +194
Louisiana3081,062Compass +754
Indiana984152RE/MAX +832
Wisconsin678247RE/MAX +431
Connecticut490380RE/MAX +110
Rhode Island544161RE/MAX +383
Kentucky6461RE/MAX +645
Nevada50639RE/MAX +467
Hawaii236305Compass +69
Kansas255210RE/MAX +45
Delaware194255Compass +61
District of Columbia38364Compass +326
New Hampshire29040RE/MAX +250
Idaho20856RE/MAX +152
Wyoming12773RE/MAX +54
Mississippi1661RE/MAX +165

RE/MAX 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 198 where both are present.

CityRE/MAXCompassLeads
Austin, TX301,179Compass +1,149
Chicago, IL240962Compass +722
Nashville, TN217814Compass +597
Denver, CO144797Compass +653
Scottsdale, AZ215611Compass +396
Houston, TX218555Compass +337
Dallas, TX81654Compass +573
San Francisco, CA4662Compass +658
San Diego, CA94537Compass +443
Miami, FL95530Compass +435
Los Angeles, CA16588Compass +572
Charlotte, NC164388Compass +224
Brooklyn, NY182341Compass +159
Philadelphia, PA120361Compass +241
Boca Raton, FL65389Compass +324
Seattle, WA86359Compass +273
Atlanta, GA64333Compass +269
Washington, DC38358Compass +320
Fort Lauderdale, FL106279Compass +173
New Orleans, LA47309Compass +262

Agents with their own website

5.3% of the 45,523 checked RE/MAX 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

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.

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 RE/MAX's 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

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

Questions this page answers

Is RE/MAX bigger than Compass?
By agents with a published profile in September 2026, RE/MAX is larger: 45,523 against 32,767, 1.4 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 RE/MAX?
In 9 of the 35 states they share, led by California (8,022 to 3,717), Texas (3,303 to 2,753) and New York (3,027 to 1,007).
Which pays agents more, RE/MAX 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). RE/MAX vs Compass: 45,523 against 32,767 agents, 35 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/re-max-vs-compass/