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Texas personal representative compensation

Texas executor fees

Estates Code § 352.002 entitles the executor/administrator to a 5% commission on all amounts actually received or paid out in cash in the administration, but the aggregate commission may not exceed 5% of the gross fair market value of the estate. Cash on hand or in accounts at death, life-insurance proceeds, and cash paid to heirs/legatees are excluded from the commission base. Section 352.003 permits alternative reasonable compensation for unusual efforts.

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

How Texas sets executor compensation

The calculator applies the Texas schedule to the value you enter, measured against the money the estate actually received and paid out. 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.

Compensation source

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