Commission Calculator
Calculate commission from your own entered figures.
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Currency: Amounts are calculated in the currency you select; this site does not convert between currencies and does not use live exchange rates.
What this tool does
Calculate commission from your own entered figures. Tiered and graduated are defined differently by different employers — this tool uses the definitions in the formula above; check your plan document for which structure, tier boundaries, returns/chargebacks and payout timing apply.
How to use the Commission Calculator
- Enter or select commission structure.
- Enter or select total sales.
- Enter or select flat commission rate (%).
- Enter or select first tier limit (sales up to).
- Enter or select first tier rate (%).
- Enter or select rate above the first tier (%).
- Enter or select base salary for the period.
- Read the calculated result; change any measurement to compare alternatives.
Formula
flat: commission=sales×flat rate; tiered: the whole sales amount is paid at the rate of the highest tier reached; graduated: sales up to the tier limit earn the first rate and only the amount above it earns the higher rate
- mode
- Commission structure
- sales
- Total sales
- flatRate
- Flat commission rate (%)
- tierLimit
- First tier limit (sales up to)
- tier1Rate
- First tier rate (%)
- tier2Rate
- Rate above the first tier (%)
- base
- Base salary for the period
Tiered and graduated are defined differently by different employers — this tool uses the definitions in the formula above; check your plan document for which structure, tier boundaries, returns/chargebacks and payout timing apply.
Worked example
For commission calculator, the following measurements illustrate the exact method: Commission structure: flat; Total sales: 60000; Flat commission rate (%): 10; First tier limit (sales up to): 25000; First tier rate (%): 5; Rate above the first tier (%): 8; Base salary for the period: 0.
Inputs
- Commission structureFlat — one rate on all sales
- Total sales60000
- Flat commission rate (%)10
- First tier limit (sales up to)25000
- First tier rate (%)5
- Rate above the first tier (%)8
- Base salary for the period0
Result
- Commission$6,000.00
- Effective commission rate (%)10
- Total pay (base salary + commission)$6,000.00
Results explained
- Commission
- Commission from the formula above. Tiered and graduated are defined differently by different employers — this tool uses the definitions in the formula above; check your plan document for which structure, tier boundaries, returns/chargebacks and payout timing apply.
- Effective commission rate (%)
- Effective commission rate (%) from the formula above. Tiered and graduated are defined differently by different employers — this tool uses the definitions in the formula above; check your plan document for which structure, tier boundaries, returns/chargebacks and payout timing apply.
- Total pay (base salary + commission)
- Total pay (base salary + commission) from the formula above. Tiered and graduated are defined differently by different employers — this tool uses the definitions in the formula above; check your plan document for which structure, tier boundaries, returns/chargebacks and payout timing apply.
Frequently asked questions
flat: commission=sales×flat rate; tiered: the whole sales amount is paid at the rate of the highest tier reached; graduated: sales up to the tier limit earn the first rate and only the amount above it earns the higher rate
Tiered and graduated are defined differently by different employers — this tool uses the definitions in the formula above; check your plan document for which structure, tier boundaries, returns/chargebacks and payout timing apply.
No. All numbers are entered by you or come from the dated reference table shown on this page; calculations run locally.
This is an estimate, not financial, tax or legal advice. Verify the inputs and output with official sources and a qualified professional.
Check period consistency, currency, percentage inputs and the assumptions: Tiered and graduated are defined differently by different employers — this tool uses the definitions in the formula above; check your plan document for which structure, tier boundaries, returns/chargebacks and payout timing apply.