Virginia personal representative compensation

Virginia executor fee calculator

Virginia uses a reasonable-compensation standard rather than a fixed statutory percentage.

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1. Where and when

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

2. Compensation base

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

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.

Your working estimate

Virginia estate snapshot

Gross probate propertyNot yet counted

Court chargeMore information neededAppointing and qualifying a personal representativeAt least one asset has no amount 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 neededAt least one asset has no amount entered.Virginia uses a reasonable-compensation standard rather than a fixed statutory 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.

Compensation source

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Statute

Va. Code § 64.2-1208(A)

Reviewed source note: A. In stating and settling the account, the commissioner of accounts shall allow the fiduciary any reasonable expenses incurred by him and, except in cases in which it is otherwise provided, a reasonable compensation in the form of a commission on receipts or otherwise.

Virginia General Assembly · Reviewed August 7, 2026

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Compensation source

Va. Code § 64.2-1208(A)