What is the maximum Commission payment earned by any of the Belocal Reporting Publications?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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The average yearly Commission earned among the top 10% of the Reporting Publications (the 8 highest earning publications out of the 84 Reporting Publications) in the Reporting Period was $139,360.00. Of this group, 2 of the publications (25%) earned Commissions greater than or equal to the group average, and 6 of the publications (75%) earned Commissions less than the group average. The median Commission earned by publications in this group was $129,156.00. The highest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $198,956.00. The lowest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $115,851.00.
The average yearly Commission earned among the bottom 10% of the Reporting Publications (the 8 lowest earning publications out of the 84 Reporting Publications) in the Reporting Period was $20,663.00. Of this group, 3 of the publications (38%) earned Commissions greater than or equal to the group average, and 5 of the publications (62%) earned Commissions less than the group average. The median Commission earned by publications in this group was $23,270.00. The highest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $28,789.00. The lowest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $4,318.00.
AVERAGE YEARLY COMMISSION PAYMENTS BY FRANCHISEE FOR THE 88 BELOCAL REPORTING FRANCHISEES
This information provides the average yearly Commission payments made to the 88 Reporting Franchisees in the Reporting Period depending on the number of BELOCAL® publications the franchisee managed.
| Yearly | One | Two | Three | Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commission | Publication 1 | Publications 2 | Publications 3 | Publications 4 |
| Avg. for | $132,850.00 | $188,023.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 |
| Top 10% | ||||
| Median for | $118,903.00 | $188,023.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 |
| Top 10% | ||||
| High/Low in | $198,956.00/ | $188,023.00/ | $65,425.00/ | $253,056.00/ |
| $102,524.00 | $188,023.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 | |
| Top 10% | ||||
| Avg. |
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 55–59)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the highest yearly commission earned by a publication in the top 10% was $198,956.00. This figure is based on data from 84 Belocal Reporting Publications that were in print as of June 30, 2024, and had been in print for a full year, covering the period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
Additionally, the FDD provides data on average monthly commission payments. The highest monthly commission earned by a publication in the top 10% was $16,579.67. This data also comes from the 84 Belocal Reporting Publications during the same reporting period.
Furthermore, the FDD includes a table showing commission payments based on the number of publications managed by a franchisee. According to this table, the highest yearly commission for a franchisee managing four publications was $253,056.00, while the highest monthly commission for a franchisee managing four publications was $21,088.00. These figures represent the maximum potential commission payments earned by Belocal Reporting Publications, depending on whether the data is analyzed yearly or monthly, and considering the number of publications managed by a franchisee.