A. Ah, how long is a piece of string? Like most industries the 20/80 rule applies in yacht brokerage, 20% of the brokers make 80% of the money. It will depend on where you are in the country/world, length of selling season, value of boats typically sold, number of yachts sold.Obviously if you are selling a $10,000,000 yacht where a commission may be as high as $300,000 for the individual salesman, it’s easy to earn some very good money.Brokers who are top of their game earn millions of dollars a year.. Ah, how long is a piece of string? Like most industries the 20/80 rule applies in yacht brokerage, 20% of the brokers make 80% of the money. It will depend on where you are in the country/world, length of selling season, value of boats typically sold, number of yachts sold.