Maryland personal representative compensation

Maryland executor fee calculator

The court-selected commission may not exceed 9% of the first $20,000 of property subject to administration plus $1,800 and 3.6% of the excess over $20,000.

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch October 3, 2026.

1. Where and when

StateMarylandFixed to this page. Open the navigator to compare another state.

2. Compensation base

Asset 1

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real property

Asset 2

DescriptionValue$Not entered. A blank amount is not counted as zero.Enforceable liens or mortgage$Not entered. Enter 0 if there is no lien.OwnershipThis is real propertyWill it be sold during administration?Some court charges are assessed on sale proceeds and exclude real property that is kept, so this changes the amount.

Ownership determines whether an asset usually enters probate. Choose “Not sure” when title or beneficiary status has not been confirmed.

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Your working estimate

Maryland estate snapshot

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted

Court chargeMore information neededProbate fees assessed on the value of the probate estate2 asset entries have no value entered. A blank amount is not treated as zero, so the charge cannot be computed.Court charges only, for the proceeding named beside each figure. That proceeding is not always the route screened above.

Scheduled executor compensationMore information needed2 asset entries have no value entered.The court-selected commission may not exceed 9% of the first $20,000 of property subject to administration plus $1,800 and 3.6% of the excess over $20,000. A will may provide a larger measure; the statute calls compensation reasonable and permits renunciation. It states no separate extraordinary-services percentage.

This route check is general information, not legal advice. It does not test every eligibility condition, creditor issue, will provision, local fee, or asset-title fact.

How Maryland sets executor compensation

A will may provide a larger measure; the statute calls compensation reasonable and permits renunciation. It states no separate extraordinary-services percentage.

The calculator applies the Maryland schedule to the value you enter, measured against the gross value of the probate estate. Extraordinary services such as litigation, tax work or managing real property are approved separately on top, and a fee the will fixes controls unless the court is asked to change it.

The figure the Maryland schedule is applied to

The rate is only half of the answer; the other half is the number the rate is applied to, and in Maryland that number is specific. The reviewed rule measures compensation against the property subject to administration. Apply the ceiling to the statutory property-subject-to-administration base, not to receipts, gross estate generally, or the probate-fee accounting base.

Compensation source

Statute

Md. Code, Est. & Trusts § 7-601

Reviewed source note: §7-601. (a) (1) A personal representative or special administrator is entitled to reasonable compensation for services. (2) If a will provides a stated compensation for the personal representative, additional compensation shall be allowed if the provision is insufficient in the judgment of the court. (3) The personal representative or special administrator may renounce at any time all or a part of the right to compensation. (b) (1) Unless the will provides a larger measure of compensation, on petition filed in reasonable detail by the personal representative or special administrator the court may allow the commissions it considers appropriate.

Maryland General Assembly · Edition/currentness: Publisher edition or amendment label not stated · Verified October 3, 2026

Maryland record: 7/7 verified, 25 matched checks, latest source re-fetch October 3, 2026. Source record · method · report a correction

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