Commission Calculator
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Commission Earned$10,000.00
Total Compensation$13,000.00
Effective Rate10.00%
Sales roles often pay a base salary topped up by a percentage of what you sell, and this calculator works out that commission and your total take-home. You enter the sales you closed, your commission rate, and any fixed base pay, and it returns the commission dollars, the combined compensation, and your effective rate against total sales. It is a quick way to sanity-check a paycheck or model a quota.
Formula
Commission = Sales × (Rate / 100); Total = Base + Commission
- Sales
- Total sales revenue for the period
- Rate
- Commission rate as a percentage of sales
- Base
- Fixed base salary added on top of commission
- Total
- Combined base plus commission compensation
How it works
- Enter your total sales amount for the period, your commission rate as a percentage, and your base salary (enter 0 if you are paid on commission only).
- Commission is sales multiplied by the rate; it is added to the base salary to give total compensation.
- The effective rate divides commission by total sales, showing the share of revenue you actually keep, which is useful when comparing flat-rate and bonus structures.
Worked example
A rep closes $50,000 in sales at a 5% commission rate with a $3,000 base salary.
- Commission: 50,000 × 5 / 100 = $2,500.
- Total compensation: 3,000 + 2,500 = $5,500.
- Effective rate: 2,500 ÷ 50,000 × 100 = 5%.
Commission is $2,500, total compensation is $5,500, and the effective rate on sales is 5%.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I calculate commission from a percentage?
- Multiply your total sales by the commission rate expressed as a decimal: $50,000 in sales at 5% gives 50,000 × 0.05 = $2,500. This calculator does that and then adds any base salary for your total pay.
- What is the effective commission rate?
- It is your commission divided by total sales, shown as a percentage. With a single flat rate it simply equals that rate, but it becomes more informative when comparing tiered or bonus-laden plans against straight revenue.
- Does this handle tiered or graduated commission rates?
- No. The calculator applies one flat rate to the full sales amount. For a tiered plan, compute each tier separately and add the results, or use the single blended rate that matches your total payout.
- Is the commission figure before or after tax?
- It is a gross figure. Income tax, payroll withholding, and any deductions are not applied, so your net pay will be lower than the total compensation shown here.