Free commission calculator
Work out a rep's pay for a pay period — percent of sale or profit, 10/50/50, tiers, margin bands, splits, overrides, draws, clawbacks and bonuses — with the math shown.
Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to KickSplit or saved.
Works out one pay period: commission on your deals, plus any draw, clawbacks, bonus or limits.
Your plan and deals
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Deals this period
One row per deal. A row with no amounts is left out.
- Deal 1
More options
Switch on only what your plan has.
Pay only your share of a shared deal’s commission.
Extra rate points when a deal is big enough or has a big enough down payment.
A minimum tops your commission up; a maximum caps it.
A set amount paid each pay period, measured against what you earn.
Take back commission already paid on a deal that cancelled.
A set amount for reaching a level this period.
See this period’s sales as a percent of a target.
Your result
Total pay this period
$2,450.00
Before taxes and deductions
- Commission from 1 deal
- $2,450.00
- Commission from deals is 10% of $24,500.00 in sales.
Show the math
Deals
- Deal 1: $24,500.00 sale × 10% = $2,450.00.
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Working this out for every rep, every pay period? See KickSplit run it
The calculator works out what you type. KickSplit does it for every rep, every pay period.
The arithmetic above is the easy part. The work is doing it for every rep, every pay period, with every split, override, draw and cancellation accounted for, and a record nobody can quietly change afterwards.
Where sales come from
- This calculator
- You type each deal in.
- KickSplit
- Sales arrive from a CSV import, entry by reps and admins, or won deals in the built-in CRM.
Who it covers
- This calculator
- Whatever you type in, one calculation at a time.
- KickSplit
- Every rep on every plan, every pay period, from one commission run.
Checking the math
- This calculator
- You read the working.
- KickSplit
- An admin reviews the run, open disputes block the lock, and a locked run can’t be edited.
Cancelled deals
- This calculator
- You type the clawback in.
- KickSplit
- When a plan has clawbacks switched on, a cancelled sale’s commission is reversed on the next run, within that plan’s window and recovery.
What reps see
- This calculator
- Whatever you send them.
- KickSplit
- Statements built from the locked run, line by line.
Handing it to payroll
- This calculator
- A CSV of one calculation.
- KickSplit
- A payroll-ready export. KickSplit prepares the export; your provider pays.
| Topic | This calculator | KickSplit |
|---|---|---|
| Where sales come from | You type each deal in. | Sales arrive from a CSV import, entry by reps and admins, or won deals in the built-in CRM. |
| Who it covers | Whatever you type in, one calculation at a time. | Every rep on every plan, every pay period, from one commission run. |
| Checking the math | You read the working. | An admin reviews the run, open disputes block the lock, and a locked run can’t be edited. |
| Cancelled deals | You type the clawback in. | When a plan has clawbacks switched on, a cancelled sale’s commission is reversed on the next run, within that plan’s window and recovery. |
| What reps see | Whatever you send them. | Statements built from the locked run, line by line. |
| Handing it to payroll | A CSV of one calculation. | A payroll-ready export. KickSplit prepares the export; your provider pays. |
How the math works
The arithmetic follows the same rules KickSplit's commission engine uses: amounts round to the cent, tiers pay retroactively or by bracket, splits add back up to the exact cent with the odd cent going to one person, a clawback can’t take a period below its minimum, nothing is taken back once a clawback window closes, and a recoverable draw carries what is owed forward.
Some options here go beyond what one KickSplit plan holds, such as overhead as a percent of the sale, a losing job paying $0, or a clawback with no time limit. Those are calculator options, not KickSplit settings.
Percent of the sale
Commission = sale × rate
A $24,500 contract at 10% pays $2,450.00. One rate on every deal is the simplest plan there is.
Percent of profit, and 10/50/50
Commission = (sale − cost − any overhead) × rate
A $14,200 sale with $7,350 of cost has $6,850.00 of gross profit. At 50% of profit it pays $3,425.00.
In a 10/50/50 split, 10% of the sale comes off first for overhead: $1,420.00. That leaves $5,430.00, and the rep's 50% of it is $2,715.00.
Tiers: retroactive or progressive
Retroactive: the rate you reach pays on everything. Progressive: each rate pays only its own bracket.
With a 4% base rate, 6% from $40,000 and 8% from $80,000, here is $95,000 of sales in one month, paid both ways.
Retroactive
8% × $95,000
Total $7,600.00
Progressive
- 4% × $40,000 = $1,600.00
- 6% × $40,000 = $2,400.00
- 8% × $15,000 = $1,200.00
Total $5,200.00
Splits and the odd cent
Each share = total × share, rounded down
$2,437.55 split 70/30 is $1,706.29 and $731.26. Rounding both shares down leaves one cent over, which goes to one person, so the shares add back to exactly $2,437.55.
A recoverable draw
If commission is less than the draw, the gap is owed and comes out of later commission
The draw is $2,500 a period. Period 1 earns $1,800: the rep is paid the $2,500.00 draw and owes $700.00.
Period 2 earns $4,100: that covers the draw, repays the $700.00, and pays $900.00 on top. Across both periods the rep is paid $5,900.00, exactly what they earned.
A prorated clawback
Taken back = commission paid × days left in the window ÷ window
$1,350 was paid, the window is 90 days, and the customer cancels on day 30. 60 days were left, so $900.00 comes back.
With full recovery it would be $1,350.00. Cancelled on day 91, after the window closes, it would be $0.00.
Margin bands
Margin = (sale − cost) ÷ sale. The band the margin falls in picks the rate.
Bands: 0% to 35% pays 20%; 35% to 45% pays 25%; 45% to 100% pays 30%. A $22,500 job with $12,600 of cost has a 44% margin, so it pays 25% of its $9,900.00 gross profit: $2,475.00.
A job at exactly 35% sits on the line between two bands. The lower band wins, so it pays 20%.
What this calculator can't know
- Your company's written plan. This works out what you type, not what your plan document says.
- Taxes, withholding and benefits. It shows pay before taxes and deductions.
- Timing. It treats every deal you enter as payable this period. Many plans pay at install, at completion or when the customer pays.
- State rules. Rules about draws and taking back earned commission differ by state. Check with an employment attorney before writing a draw or clawback policy.
Questions about the calculator
What's the difference between retroactive and progressive tiers?
Retroactive tiers pay the rate you reach on all of the period's sales. Progressive tiers pay each rate only on the sales inside its own bracket. With a 4% base rate, 6% from $40,000 and 8% from $80,000, $95,000 of sales pays $7,600.00 retroactive and $5,200.00 progressive. Progressive pay has no sudden jump when a threshold is crossed.
How do you calculate commission on gross profit?
Subtract the cost of the job from the sale price to get gross profit, then multiply by the rate. A $14,200 sale with $7,350 of cost has $6,850.00 of gross profit, so a 50% rate pays $3,425.00. Leave the cost blank and the calculator asks for it instead of treating it as $0, because a missing cost would overstate the profit.
What is a 10/50/50 commission split?
It is a profit split you will see in roofing and other contracting. 10% of the sale comes off first for overhead, then the rep earns 50% of the gross profit that is left and the company keeps the rest. On a $14,200 sale with $7,350 of cost, overhead is $1,420.00, leaving $5,430.00, so the rep earns $2,715.00.
How does a recoverable draw work?
A draw is money advanced each pay period against commission not yet earned. When commission falls short of a recoverable draw, the gap is owed and comes out of later commission. With a $2,500 draw, earning $1,800 leaves $700.00 owed. Earning $4,100 the next period covers the draw, repays the $700.00 and pays $900.00 on top. A non-recoverable draw is never paid back.
How is a prorated clawback calculated?
A prorated clawback takes back the part of the commission that matches the days left in the clawback window. If $1,350 was paid, the window is 90 days and the customer cancels on day 30, 60 of the 90 days are left, so $900.00 comes back. With full recovery all $1,350.00 comes back, and once the window closes nothing does.
Why does a split sometimes leave an odd cent?
Because a percent of an amount is not always a whole number of cents. 70% of $2,437.55 lands between two cents, and so does 30%. The calculator rounds each share down to the cent and gives the leftover cent to one person you choose, so the shares add up to exactly the total: $1,706.29 and $731.26.
Does it work out taxes or take-home pay?
No. It shows commission and pay before taxes, withholding, benefits and any other deductions. Those are worked out in payroll, by your payroll provider.
Is anything I type saved?
No. The calculator runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to KickSplit or saved by it, and there is no account to sign in to. If you copy a link, everything you typed, names included, travels inside the link itself after the # sign. Browsers do not send that part to a server, but anyone you give the link to can read it.
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Related reading
- GlossaryCommission guide: draws, clawbacks, splits, overrides and tiers defined
- BlogShould You Pay Commission on Revenue or Gross Profit?
- BlogHow Roofing, Solar, and HVAC Contractors Actually Calculate Sales Commission
- BlogWho Eats the Commission When the Deal Falls Apart? How to Write a Commission Clawback Policy
Running these numbers every pay period?
KickSplit calculates commission on approved sales each pay period. An admin reviews and locks the run, reps get their statements, and KickSplit prepares a payroll-ready export. KickSplit prepares the export; your provider pays.