How is sales commission calculated?

Multiply the sale amount by the commission rate. A 5% commission on a $50,000 sale is $2,500. Add any base salary for total pay.

What is the effective rate?

It's total pay (commission plus base) as a percentage of the sale amount — useful when a base salary is included.

Sales Commission Calculator

Free sales commission calculator. Enter a sale amount and commission rate (plus an optional base salary) to get the commission earned, total pay and your effective rate on the sale.

Calculate commission earnings from a sale amount and rate.

commission = sale \times \frac{rate}{100}

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