Oklahoma personal representative compensation

Oklahoma executor fee calculator

Where the will fixes no compensation, 58 O.S. § 527 allows commissions on the amount of the whole estate accounted for, excluding property not ranked as assets: 5% of the first $1,000; 4% of the next $5,000 (i.e., $1,000 to $6,000); and 2.5% of all amounts above $6,000.

Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised October 14, 2026.

1. Where and when

StateOklahomaFixed 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.

amount of the whole estate accounted for, excluding property not ranked as assets$58 O.S. § 527 applies the entire schedule to this single accounting figure. Leaving it blank keeps the compensation undecided rather than assuming a number.

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Oklahoma estate snapshot

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Court chargeMore information neededProbate case filed in district court2 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 compensationCase accounting neededEnter the compensable value above and this schedule is applied to it, band by band.Where the will fixes no compensation, 58 O.S. § 527 allows commissions on the amount of the whole estate accounted for, excluding property not ranked as assets: 5% of the first $1,000; 4% of the next $5,000 (i.e., $1,000 to $6,000); and 2.5% of all amounts above $6,000. The court may allow further just-and-reasonable amounts for extraordinary services, and a will provision on compensation controls.

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 Oklahoma sets executor compensation

The court may allow further just-and-reasonable amounts for extraordinary services, and a will provision on compensation controls.

The calculator applies the Oklahoma schedule to the value you enter, measured against the figures shown in the estate's court accounting. 58 O.S. § 527 lets the district judge add a just and reasonable allowance for extraordinary service, but that allowance may not exceed the commission itself. 58 O.S. § 527 applies this schedule when the will provides no compensation or the executor renounces all claim to what it provides.

The figure the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma that number is specific. The reviewed rule measures compensation against the amount of the whole estate accounted for, excluding property not ranked as assets. 58 O.S. § 527 applies the entire schedule to this single accounting figure.

How the Oklahoma schedule composes, worked through

Each band's rate applies only to its own slice; worked at two amounts:

$300,000 amount of the whole estate accounted for, excluding property not ranked as assets
Band of the base	Rate	Compensation
on the first $1,000	5%	$50
on the next $5,000	4%	$200
on the balance above $6,000	2.5%	$7,350
Total on this base		$7,600

$800,000 amount of the whole estate accounted for, excluding property not ranked as assets
Band of the base	Rate	Compensation
on the first $1,000	5%	$50
on the next $5,000	4%	$200
on the balance above $6,000	2.5%	$19,850
Total on this base		$20,100

Illustrations at round numbers, not a quote for a real estate.

Compensation source

Statute

58 O.S. § 527

58 O.S. § 527 - Fees and commissions

The section’s own words

For the first thousand dollars, at the rate of five percent (5%); 2. For the next Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), at the rate of four percent (4%); and 3. For all amounts above Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00), at the rate of two and one-half percent (2 1/2%); and the same commission must be allowed administrators.

Oklahoma State Senate · Laws 1992, c. 395, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1992. · Rechecked October 3, 2026

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