[Question] Junior broker here....is my commission split fair?
I'm a commercial real estate broker in South Florida, been with my company for ~1.5 years.....and I can't help but feel like I'm getting the short end of the stick when it comes to my comission split.  
  
Currently, I am entitled to 25% of the total commission based on a 55/45 split between myself and my company.  
  
So, if I execute a transaction resulting in a $100,000 commission fee, I see $13,750 (100,000 x .25 = 25,000.....25,000 x .55 = 13,750).  
  
I was new to the business when I signed my agreement, and now that I'm closing deals, I can't help but feel like this isn't fair. Anybody else have experience with this? Am I being ripped off?
[{"id": "ckxwwdv", "text": "I've been with my shop for about 2.5 years and until I hit certain production thresholds, I am at 25% after company splits as well.\n\nWhen they tell you that you have to pay your dues in this industry, they aren't kidding.\n\nAre you with a large firm? Typically smaller, boutique shops have better splits.", "replies": [{"id": "cky2wwv", "text": "Yup, large international firm. If you don't mind me asking, do you expect to hit any of those thresholds in the somewhat near future?", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cky2j8v", "text": "Do you work on a team, if so how many members? ", "replies": [{"id": "cky2zhf", "text": "I'm on a team of three brokers including myself and one assistant.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cky4egh", "text": "50/50. Big Firm. Transactions between 1 and $25MM. Toronto. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cky5z7y", "text": "Sounds like a big shop to me. Seems pretty fair right now. How much will you make this year?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ckybza5", "text": "Small firm. 25% of deals I bring either buyer or seller. Will grow to 50% after I reach a negotiated amount. \n\nAfter that... And If I get my brokers license I can keep up to 90% if I bring both buyer and seller.\n\nI work in NYC ", "replies": [{"id": "ckzlals", "text": "How are you operating without a broker's license?", "replies": [{"id": "cm9u9cl", "text": "I have a salesperson license not a brokers", "replies": [{"id": "cmbngkm", "text": "They are the same now...in Illinois at least? There is a broker and a managing broker license. The salesperson category doesn't exist anymore.", "replies": [{"id": "cmpvxv9", "text": "I am in New York.  You can either be a sales person or broker", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cl4gjk0", "text": "Bend over and smile, greenhorn", "replies": [{"id": "cl4o7sq", "text": "Cool! Thanks for your input!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cl64huq", "text": "Not sure if I'm late the to party here. The answer really depends on how much business you do, how much your partners do, and what percentage you get on deals that your partners generate. There is no set formula. The biggest challenge is that in all likelihood the business you are able to do is based in some way on the situations that your partners put you in. For example, if you're on a listing that your senior partner put you on, and you cold called a tenant elsewhere and mentioned your other listing, you might not have got the tenant's business without the reference to the listing. It's really complicated. \n\nThat said, if you are generating multiple six figure fees per year, you should probably be getting more. \n\nIn general, as a junior, you should hope to be compensated for more than 1/2 of the total business that you run. \n\nThe right way to ask for different splits is to be defferntial and ask your partners if they would consider an adjustment in splits. If you demand it, you are going to get fired. You might as well have a replacement job lined up.\n\nSource: 12 years as a broker on a larger team.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]