what percent of the estate can an executor claim
For estates under $100,000 the executor will make 5 percent. On the other end of the spectrum, for estates worth more than $4 million, the executor will make 1/2 percent. In California, an executor can make between 1/2 percent and 4 percent of the estate, also based on the size of the estate. For estates under $100,000, executors make 4 percent. At the high end, for estates up to $25 million, executors are paid 1/2 percent of the estate.