Commission Calculator

Compute a salesperson's or affiliate's earnings from gross sales — enter total sales, the base commission rate, choose how tiers work (flat, full-tier or marginal-reset), set the tier threshold and higher rate, and add any flat bonus.

Your Result

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ResultWhat it means?
< 2%LowEffective rate is below 2% — typical of high-volume / low-margin product lines (commodities, retail).
2% – 5%TypicalEffective rate is between 2% and 5% — common for inside sales, retail, and many B2B roles.
5% – 10%GoodEffective rate is between 5% and 10% — common for B2B SaaS, insurance, and skilled outside sales.
10% – 20%ExcellentEffective rate is between 10% and 20% — strong, often seen in real estate, capital equipment and senior sales.
> 20%ExceptionalEffective rate exceeds 20% — typical of luxury goods, niche advisory work or short-cycle high-margin deals.
—UnknownEnter sales and rates above to compute the effective commission rate.

Commission Equation

E=S·r + (S − T)·rₜ + B

Total earnings = base commission on full sales + tier commission on the overage (mode-dependent) + flat bonus. Effective rate = total earnings ÷ sales × 100.

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