Compass is a real-estate technology brokerage that employs more than 21,000 people. Recent staffing activity shows 1,263 new hires versus 731 departures, resulting in a net increase in personnel. The company combines traditional real-estate services with proprietary software, and its staffing composition reflects both brokerage expertise and technology functions.
Sales and Support is the largest team, accounting for roughly two-thirds of the workforce with 13,432 employees. Real Estate specialists make up the next-largest group at 2,815, followed by Business Management (1,328) and Banking & Wealth Management (1,056). Technical and enabling functions such as Marketing & Product (677), Operations (597), Finance & Administration (382), Engineering (380), and Human Resources (88) provide the infrastructure that supports the firm’s brokerage network. The diversity of departments illustrates Compass’s blend of service, technology, and corporate support roles.
Compass has a broad U.S. footprint, with its largest concentration of employees in New York City (2,442). Other major hubs include San Francisco (1,130) and Los Angeles (999), while Chicago, Washington DC, Austin, San Diego, Miami, and Dallas each host several hundred team members. An additional 1,092 employees operate from various other locations, underscoring the company’s distributed brokerage model.