Bonus Plans & SPIFs

Layer bonuses and SPIFs without side spreadsheets.

KickSplit helps sales teams add structured bonus plans and targeted SPIF incentives on top of base commissions while keeping payout categories clear through runs, statements, and payroll-ready exports.

Incentive Stack

Base Commission

plan-driven commission output

Bonus Plans

flat or tieredunits / amount / margin / gross profitassigned reps

SPIFs

scoped incentivemetric targetbudget capdistinct payout

Statements + Payroll-Ready Export

Incentives get risky when they live outside the commission workflow.

Side spreadsheets multiply

Bonuses and short-term incentives often start simple, then turn into separate tabs, formulas, and manual payouts.

Motivation loses clarity

Reps need to understand what they are chasing and how it affects their payout.

Payroll loses category detail

Finance needs to know what is base commission, what is bonus, and what is SPIF.

Use the right incentive for the job.

Bonus Plans

Structured incentive plans assigned to reps, evaluated during commission runs, and paid through clear bonus payout rows.

  • Flat or tiered structures
  • Dollar or percentage payout styles
  • Qualifiers based on units, amount, margin, or gross profit
  • Assignment support for multiple plans per rep
  • Distinct bonus payout category

SPIFs

Targeted short-term incentives scoped to company or territory goals, tracked separately from base commission, and pushed into payout output when ready.

  • Company or territory scope
  • Metric-based tracking
  • Monthly budget cap framing
  • Progress visibility
  • Distinct SPIF payout category

Define the incentive before it becomes payout output.

Bonus Plan Builder

StructureFlat / Tiered
PayoutDollar / Percentage
QualifierUnits / Amount / Margin / Gross Profit
TimingOne or more pay cycles
AssignmentsEligible reps

SPIF Setup

ScopeCompany / Territory
MetricSales count / Sales amount / Gross profit
TimeframeStart / End
BudgetMonthly cap context
StatusDraft / Active / Ended / Pushed
Live tracking previewHard caps enforced — no manual reconciliation
LIVE BUDGET TRACKING
Company-Wide Summer SPIF
● Active
August budget cap$8,200 / $10,000
82% used · $1,800 remainingHard Cap
Rep Earnings This Period
Martinez
$1,800
Thompson
$2,400
Chen
$2,100
Williams
$1,900
BONUS PLAN
Tiered Volume Bonus
● Active
Qualification Tiers
Tier 1
50+ units
$500 bonus
Tier 2
75+ units
$900 bonus
Tier 3
100+ units
$1,500 bonus
QualifierUnits sold
Payout styleFlat dollar
CategoryBonus (distinct)
Run reviewStatementsPayroll-ready exportCompensation Type preserved

From incentive design to visible payout.

  1. 1

    Choose the incentive type

    Decide whether the goal belongs in a structured bonus plan or a targeted SPIF.

  2. 2

    Define the rules

    Set the structure, qualifier, scope, timing, assignment, metric, or budget context.

  3. 3

    Track progress separately

    Keep bonus and SPIF logic distinct from base commission instead of blending everything together.

  4. 4

    Attach to official outputs

    Bonus and SPIF payouts flow into run review and statement output as their own categories.

  5. 5

    Export with payout meaning preserved

    Payroll-ready exports can show compensation categories instead of one unexplained payout number.

Incentives need motivation and control.

Distinct payout categories

Base commission, bonus payouts, and SPIF payouts stay visibly separate.

Budget-aware SPIFs

SPIF setup can stay tied to budget context instead of becoming open-ended side promises.

Run and statement visibility

Incentive payouts appear in the same compensation workflow reps and admins already review.

No core plan rewrite

Leaders can add targeted incentives without changing the base commission plan every time.

See how incentives fit into the commission cycle.

We’ll walk through how KickSplit handles bonus plans, targeted SPIFs, run review, statements, and payroll-ready exports without blending incentive payouts into base commission.