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Hair salon commission calculator
Enter a stylist’s service and retail sales for the month, their split and any back-bar charge, and see what they are paid. It opens on an example; type over it.
Services
Colour and product used on clients, taken off before the split. 0 if you don’t charge one.
Retail
Total pay this month
$3,082.50
On $7,900.00 of sales
How it was worked out
How it’s worked out
The back-bar charge comes off service sales first: $7,000 less 5% is $6,650. The stylist’s 45% split of that is $2,992.50. Retail is paid separately — 10% of $900 is $90 — for $3,082.50 in total.
If senior stylists should earn a higher split as their book fills, use tiers instead of one rate: the tiered commission calculator shows both ways tiers can be paid.
Common questions
What is a typical hair stylist commission?
Service splits of 40% to 50% are common, often rising with tiers for senior stylists, with retail paid separately at around 10%. Product charges, where used, come off before the split.
Is the back-bar charge legal?
Many salons use one, but rules on deductions from pay vary by state. Keep it to the real cost of product, apply it the same way to everyone, and show it as its own line on the pay statement.
Are tips part of commission?
No. Tips belong to the stylist and aren’t included in the sales the split is applied to.
Read more
- Hair salon commission structure — Flat and tiered service commission, product charges, retail, and booth rent compared — with a worked month.
- How to pay commission on retail product sales — Percentage of price, commission on margin, tiers or a product-mix bonus — what each one quietly rewards, with worked numbers.
- Commission statement template — What a statement should show so people can check their own pay — with a filled-in example, line by line.
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