What Dubai real estate agents actually earn per deal

The standard agency fee is 2% of the sale price, plus 5% VAT. Against 71,475 recorded off-plan sales (January to September 2026), the middle of the market is AED 1,400,000 — so a typical deal pays the agency AED 28,000, and the agent keeps AED 14,000 on a 50% split or AED 19,600 on a 70% split.

Median recorded saleAED 1,400,000

Agency fee at 2%AED 28,000

Agent on a 50% splitAED 14,000

Off-plan sales / month8,829

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VAT is charged on the agency fee and passed to the FTA, so it is not income. Agency splits in Dubai commonly run 50% to 70% to the agent, sometimes higher for self-generated leads; the ones shown here are the common brackets, not a rule.

Commission per deal by area

The busiest off-plan areas, with the fee a single sale pays at the standard 2%. Median price is the middle of every recorded sale in that area, January to September 2026.

Area	Recorded sales	Median price	Agency fee (2%)	Agent at 50%	Agent at 70%
Dubai South	12,378	AED 958,500	AED 19,170	AED 9,585	AED 13,419
Dubai Land Residence Complex	4,979	AED 959,826	AED 19,197	AED 9,598	AED 13,438
Jumeirah Village Circle	4,281	AED 1,065,990	AED 21,320	AED 10,660	AED 14,924
Majan	3,920	AED 785,999	AED 15,720	AED 7,860	AED 11,004
Dubai Islands	3,444	AED 2,864,984	AED 57,300	AED 28,650	AED 40,110
Al Yelayiss 1	3,415	AED 2,903,000	AED 58,060	AED 29,030	AED 40,642
Dubai Investment Park	2,568	AED 1,247,000	AED 24,940	AED 12,470	AED 17,458
Business Bay	2,468	AED 2,969,699	AED 59,394	AED 29,697	AED 41,576
City of Arabia	2,355	AED 610,000	AED 12,200	AED 6,100	AED 8,540
Jebel Ali Village	2,216	AED 1,728,335	AED 34,567	AED 17,283	AED 24,197
Dubai Creek Harbour	1,971	AED 2,880,888	AED 57,618	AED 28,809	AED 40,332
Motor City	1,854	AED 1,200,000	AED 24,000	AED 12,000	AED 16,800
Dubai Production City	1,743	AED 1,072,800	AED 21,456	AED 10,728	AED 15,019
Jumeirah Village Triangle	1,741	AED 1,178,000	AED 23,560	AED 11,780	AED 16,492

Source: Dubai Land Department recorded off-plan sales, January to September 2026. Medians are never averaged or combined — each figure is the middle of that area's own sales. How we calculate them.

How many deals for the income you want

Monthly income target	Deals/month at 50% split	Deals/month at 60% split	Deals/month at 70% split
AED 20,000	1.4	1.2	1.0
AED 50,000	3.6	3.0	2.6
AED 100,000	7.1	6.0	5.1
AED 200,000	14.3	11.9	10.2

At the median sale of AED 1,400,000. A bigger ticket changes everything: one AED 5,000,000 sale at a 50% split pays AED 50,000.

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Questions brokers ask

How much commission do real estate agents get in Dubai?

The standard agency fee on a Dubai sale is 2% of the sale price, plus 5% VAT on the fee. On a AED 1,400,000 sale — the middle of recorded off-plan prices, January to September 2026 — that is AED 28,000 to the agency before VAT. The agent keeps their split of it, typically 50% to 70%.

How much do real estate agents make in Dubai per month?

It depends entirely on closed deals, not salary. On the median recorded sale of AED 1,400,000, an agent on a 50% split keeps about AED 14,000 per deal and on a 70% split about AED 19,600. Two deals a month at 50% is roughly AED 28,000 a month before costs. Most Dubai agents are commission-only.

Is the 2% commission paid by the buyer or the seller?

On a resale the seller pays the 2% agency fee in most cases, and the buyer pays the 4% DLD transfer fee separately. On an off-plan sale the developer pays the agency, so the buyer pays no agency fee; developer rates vary and are agreed per project.

Do agents pay VAT on commission in Dubai?

Yes. Agency commission is a taxable service, so 5% VAT is added to the fee. The VAT is not income — it is collected and passed to the FTA by the registered brokerage.