Compensation for Douglas Elliman agents is determined by individual gross commission income (GCI) and the firm's tiered commission split schedule, which typically starts at a 50/50 split for newer or average producers and scales up to 70/30 for top-tier performers who hit high annual GCI thresholds. Agents must also account for office-specific expenses, desk fees, and a corporate 6 percent royalty fee deducted from transactions, meaning net take-home pay depends heavily on personal sales volume and closed transaction values.