Sales
Commission Calculator
Calculate the commission earned on a sales amount, and total compensation when base pay is included.
Enter the sales amount and commission rate. Base pay is optional.
Enter your values
Commissionable sales for the period.
Rate applied to commissionable sales. Rates above 100% are allowed for unusual plans.
Optional. Adds base pay to show total compensation.
Results
Commission earned
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Enter a sales amount and a commission rate.
Commission rate
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The rate applied to commissionable sales.
Sales amount
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The sales the commission is calculated on.
Results are estimates based on the values entered and are provided for general planning.
Method
How to calculate commission
Flat-rate commission multiplies the commissionable sales amount by the commission rate. What counts as commissionable varies by plan: some pay on booked revenue, some on collected cash, and some on gross profit. Adding base pay to the commission gives total gross compensation for the period.
Formula
Commission = Sales amount × Commission rate ÷ 100 Total compensation = Base pay + Commission
Assumptions
- A single flat rate applies to the whole sales amount entered.
- Sales amount and base pay describe the same period.
- Tiers, accelerators, thresholds, caps, draws, clawbacks, and splits are not modelled.
- Figures are gross: no payroll tax or deduction is applied.
Commission is calculated at full precision before display. Currency displays two decimals; the rate displays two decimals.
How to interpret the result
The commission figure is gross earnings under the rate entered. If the compensation plan uses tiers, the effective rate will differ from a single flat rate, so run each tier separately. Rates above 100% are unusual but arithmetically valid — some plans pay on gross profit rather than revenue — so the calculator does not block them.
Confirm what counts as commissionable
Plans differ on whether commission is paid on booked revenue, invoiced revenue, cash collected, or gross profit. The same 5% rate produces very different pay depending on which base is used.
Timing matters too. Commission paid on collection can lag the booking by months, and clawbacks may apply to refunds or cancellations. Enter only the credited amount your plan actually pays on.
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