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Salon staff commission calculator
Work out what each stylist takes home on commission, a fixed salary, or salary plus commission — with the salary prorated for days worked and any advance deducted. It also shows what your whole team costs as a share of the revenue they bring in, which is the number that actually decides whether a commission rate is affordable.
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- Whole team at once
31 days — salary is divided across this, not a flat 30.
Ananya takes home
₹17,613
- Salary (30/31 days)
- ₹11,613
- Commission (10%)
- ₹6,000
- Gross
- ₹17,613
- Cost of their revenue
- 29.4%
Pooja takes home
₹11,250
- Commission (25%)
- ₹11,250
- Gross
- ₹11,250
- Cost of their revenue
- 25%
Whole salon · January 2026
- Service revenue
- ₹1,05,000
- Total salary
- ₹11,613
- Total commission
- ₹17,250
- Total wage cost
- ₹28,863
Wages are 27.5% of service revenue across 2 people.
Rent, products, electricity and your own drawings come out of what is left. Change a percentage above and watch this move before you promise a rate to anyone.
How salon commission is calculated
Commission is a percentage of the service value a stylist bills in the month — what the customer actually paid for the services that stylist completed. At 10% on ₹60,000 of services, commission is ₹6,000.
If there is also a salary, it is prorated across the days the stylist was payable and added on top. Any advance already drawn comes off that total. So:
salary = monthly salary × payable days ÷ days in month
commission = service value × commission %
gross = salary + commission
take-home = gross − advance drawn
Two details that matter. Salary divides across the real length of the month, so a 28-day February is not paid as a 30-day month. And advance recovery is capped at gross pay — deducting more would push take-home negative, which turns a recovery into a debt.
Which pay structure, for whom
All three are normal in Indian salons, and most salons run more than one at the same time.
- CommissionChair-renters and confident senior stylists who want the upside and can fill their own day.
- Fixed salaryJuniors, assistants and front desk — people who cannot yet control their own bookings.
- Salary + commissionMost mid and senior staff: enough base to make the month predictable, enough commission to reward a busy one.
How to use the calculator
Pick the month
Choose the month you are paying for. Salary is prorated across the real number of days in that month, so February and March are not treated alike.
Add each stylist and how they are paid
For each person choose commission only, fixed salary, or salary plus commission, then enter the salary and percentage that apply.
Enter what each one billed
Put in the service value each stylist generated for the month — the amount actually charged for the services they completed, after any discount.
Read the take-home and the wage share
Each stylist shows salary, commission, advance deducted and net take-home. The salon summary shows total wage cost and what share of service revenue it represents.
What this calculator will not do
It models one month for a team you type in by hand, and keeps nothing once the tab closes. It cannot tell you what a stylist billed — you have to know that already, which for most salons means adding up a register.
It does not track who turned up, does not carry an advance forward to next month, does not produce a payslip anyone can be shown, and does not calculate PF, ESI or TDS. Commission paid to an employee generally forms part of wages for those, and the position differs for a genuine contractor — that is a question for a CA, not a web page.
For deciding a rate before you promise it, that is enough. For paying people every month, it is not.
When you are paying monthly
Veloqit Bloom already knows what each stylist billed, because it took the bookings and raised the bills. It marks attendance, keeps advances against the staff member, applies exactly the formula above, and produces a payslip — so payroll becomes a review rather than an evening with a calculator. Staff see their own earnings and a leaderboard on their phone. Plans start at ₹799 a month and the 14-day trial needs no card.
Questions salon owners ask about commission
- How is salon staff commission calculated in India?
- Commission is a percentage of the service value a stylist bills in the month — the amount actually charged for the services they completed. At 10% on ₹60,000 of services, commission is ₹6,000. If the stylist is also on a salary, the salary is prorated for the days they were payable and added to the commission to give gross pay, and any advance already drawn is deducted from that to give take-home.
- What commission percentage should a salon pay?
- There is no single correct figure, and anyone quoting one without knowing your rent, product cost and footfall is guessing. The useful way to decide is backwards: pick the share of service revenue you can afford to spend on wages in total, then set percentages so the team lands inside it. This calculator shows that share for each stylist and for the salon, so you can test a rate before you promise it.
- Salary, commission, or both?
- All three are common. Commission only suits chair-renters and confident senior stylists who want the upside. A fixed salary suits juniors and assistants who cannot yet control their own bookings. Salary plus commission is the usual answer for mid and senior staff: enough base to make the month predictable, enough commission to reward a busy one. Veloqit Bloom supports exactly these three — commission, fixed salary, and salary plus commission.
- Should commission be on the price before or after discount?
- On what the customer actually paid. If you commission the list price but discount the bill, you pay commission on money that never came in, and a stylist who discounts heavily earns the same as one who holds the price. Bloom calculates commission on the billed amount for each completed service for this reason.
- Does commission apply to product sales and tips?
- That is your choice for products, and many salons pay a separate, smaller percentage on retail. Tips are different: they are the stylist's money. Bloom records tips for visibility but never adds them to pay or treats them as a salon cost, and this calculator leaves them out for the same reason.
- How should I handle advances staff have already taken?
- Deduct the advance from that month's gross pay, and never deduct more than the month actually pays — otherwise take-home goes negative and you have created a debt rather than recovered one. This calculator caps the deduction at gross pay, the same guard the product applies.
- What happens when a stylist is absent for part of the month?
- The salary portion is prorated across the days they were payable, while commission simply reflects whatever they billed. Enter the payable days — days worked plus week offs and any paid leave — and the salary is divided across the real length of that month, so a 28-day February is not treated as a 31-day March.
- Is commission treated as wages for PF and ESI?
- Generally yes — commission paid to an employee usually forms part of wages, which affects PF and ESI liability, and it is treated differently again for someone genuinely working as an independent contractor. The distinction matters and depends on your specific arrangement, so confirm it with a CA rather than a web page. This calculator works out take-home only and does not compute statutory deductions.
- Does this replace payroll software?
- No. It models one month for a team you type in by hand, and it keeps nothing once you close the tab. It will not track who was present, will not carry advances forward, will not produce payslips, and cannot tell you what a stylist billed — you have to know that number already. That is precisely what Veloqit Bloom does: it knows the service value from the appointments, tracks attendance and advances, and generates the payslip.