Commission Calculator: Your Pay From Sales

Type your sales and your commission rate. See what you earn, and how much you need to sell for the pay you want.

You earn, before taxes
Commission
With base pay
Sales you need for a pay you want (optional)
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How it is worked out

Commission is sales times the rate: $50,000 in sales at 5% is $2,500. Add your base pay for the same time, a month or a quarter, to see the total.

Sales you need

Take your base pay from the pay you want and divide what is left by the rate. To earn $5,000 in a month with a $2,000 base at 5%, you need $60,000 in sales.

Plans differ

Many plans pay a higher rate past a target, pay on profit instead of sales, or hold commission back until the customer pays. Your plan's written terms decide; this does the arithmetic.

Before taxes

Commission is taxed like a bonus: IRS Publication 15 (2026) lists commissions among supplemental wages. The figures here are before taxes.

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