Can I pay different rates on services and retail?

Yes. Service and retail rates are separate, per stylist or per level. A common setup is 35–45% on services and 10–15% on retail.

Does it support tiered commission?

Yes. Set thresholds per period (for example above 2,000 in services the rate rises from 40% to 45%). Tiered rules are included on the Salon and Salon House plans.

Can I deduct product cost before commission?

Yes. Deduct a fixed product charge per service or a percentage, so colour-heavy services pay commission on the right base.

Can two stylists share one service?

Yes. Split a line by percentage, for example 60/40 between the colourist and the stylist who cut and finished.

Can stylists see their own commission?

If you allow it, yes: each stylist can see their own sales and commission, and nobody else's.

What about discounts and refunds?

Commission is calculated on what the client actually paid. A refund reverses the commission in the period it happens.

Can I export commission to payroll?

Yes. Export to a spreadsheet for your payroll provider or accountant, or use the built-in HR add-on to put commission on the payslip.

What about booth renters who don't earn commission?

Mark them as renters. Their sales are kept separate and no commission is calculated. Rent itself can be invoiced as a recurring charge.

Do tips go to the stylist?

Tips are recorded on the sale against the stylist and listed separately from commission, so they are never mixed with commissionable revenue.

Feature 03 · The money column

Stylist commission tracking that ends the payday argument

GetSalonPOS records which stylist did which service and sold which product, applies your commission rules, and shows every line. On payday the stylist and the owner are looking at the same report.

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12Stylist commission

What does “stylist commission” mean?

Stylist commission: Stylist commission is the share of service and retail revenue paid to the stylist who did the work or made the sale. Salons usually pay a percentage of services (often tiered by monthly revenue) and a smaller percentage on retail, sometimes after deducting product cost.

Worked example

Worked example: one senior stylist, one week

Line	Revenue	Rate	Commission
Services up to tier (first 2,000)	2,000	40%	800
Services above tier	650	45%	292.50
Retail (after 0% cost deduction)	310	10%	31
Refund: toner redo	−40	45%	−18
Total for the week	2,920		1,105.50

Numbers are illustrative and currency-neutral. Your rates, tiers and periods are your own.

Why salons switch on stylist commission

01Gain

Trust on payday

Stylists can see each line. Disputes become questions about one ticket, not about the whole week.

02Gain

Retail grows

When retail is credited and paid, stylists recommend products. The report shows retail per stylist.

03Gain

Hours back

No more adding up tickets on a calculator on Sunday night.

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Stylist commission: how it works, step by step

Five steps, in the order the desk meets them.

Set the rules
Give each stylist (or each level: junior, senior, master) a service rate and a retail rate. Add tiers if you pay more past a revenue threshold.
Every sale names the stylist
Appointments carry the stylist automatically. Retail sold at the counter is credited to the stylist who recommended it.
Split a service
When a colourist applies and another stylist cuts, split the line between them by percentage.
Review the period
The commission report lists every ticket line, the rate applied and the amount. Discounts and refunds adjust it automatically.
Export for payroll
Export the period to your payroll or accountant, or pay from the HR add-on with the commission already on the payslip.

“Nobody argues with maths they can see. They argue with a total.”From the GetSalonPOS desk

Out with

What stylist commission replaces

Commission worked out on paper or a spreadsheet
Tally marks on the back of the appointment book
Guessing who sold the shampoo

And where it connects

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Try it on your own book

See stylist commission with your own services.

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Feature 03 · FAQ

Stylist commission: your questions

Rules

Can I pay different rates on services and retail?: Yes. Service and retail rates are separate, per stylist or per level. A common setup is 35–45% on services and 10–15% on retail.
Does it support tiered commission?: Yes. Set thresholds per period (for example above 2,000 in services the rate rises from 40% to 45%). Tiered rules are included on the Salon and Salon House plans.
Can I deduct product cost before commission?: Yes. Deduct a fixed product charge per service or a percentage, so colour-heavy services pay commission on the right base.
Can two stylists share one service?: Yes. Split a line by percentage, for example 60/40 between the colourist and the stylist who cut and finished.

Payday

Can stylists see their own commission?: If you allow it, yes: each stylist can see their own sales and commission, and nobody else's.
What about discounts and refunds?: Commission is calculated on what the client actually paid. A refund reverses the commission in the period it happens.
Can I export commission to payroll?: Yes. Export to a spreadsheet for your payroll provider or accountant, or use the built-in HR add-on to put commission on the payslip.

Renters

What about booth renters who don't earn commission?: Mark them as renters. Their sales are kept separate and no commission is calculated. Rent itself can be invoiced as a recurring charge.
Do tips go to the stylist?: Tips are recorded on the sale against the stylist and listed separately from commission, so they are never mixed with commissionable revenue.

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