1. Start with base salary
Divide your annual base salary by the number of pay periods per year to estimate the guaranteed salary in that period.
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Sales Compensation & Commission Calculator
Estimate your sales salary, commissions, and bonuses for one pay period. Then compare the estimate against reported gross pay—without a spreadsheet.
Free, no account required. Supports flat commissions and marginal two-tier rates.
Build your pay estimate
Example numbers are prefilled. Replace them with your compensation plan's figures.
Annual fixed salary, excluding commissions
Sales or gross profit eligible for commission in this period
A bonus earned separately from sales commission
Tiered mode applies the higher rate only to sales above the threshold.
Leave blank to estimate only. This is not your net take-home pay.
How sales compensation is calculated
2. Calculate commission
For a flat rate, multiply eligible sales by the commission percentage. Tiered plans can pay one rate up to a threshold and another above it.
3. Add bonuses and compare
Add separately earned bonuses to estimate gross pay. If you have your pay statement, compare it with the result and review any differences.
Flat vs. tiered sales commissions
Flat example: $30,000 in eligible sales at 10% yields $3,000 in commission. Marginal tier example: 8% on the first $20,000 plus 12% on the next $10,000 yields $2,800 in commission. Some employers instead apply a higher rate retroactively to all sales once a threshold is reached; this free calculator does not model that structure.
Salesperson salary vs. commission: Base salary provides a fixed amount; commission and bonuses vary by plan. If your pay includes a recoverable draw, accelerators, caps, splits, chargebacks, negative accrual or other contract-specific provisions, verify those separately before relying on any estimate.
For a deeper explanation of working with different pay packages, see our compensation offer checklist.
Beyond the estimate
Calculated what you should earn? Now check what you were paid.
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