Commission Calculator

What this tool does

The Vendora commission calculator turns a few numbers you already know—sales, rates, base pay, or target income—into clear dollar answers without spreadsheets. It focuses on the most common restaurant and small-business questions: how much commission you earned on a sale, what your total paycheck looks like when salary plus commission combine, what effective commission percentage a payout represents, and how much revenue you must close to hit a commission-only income target. Each block on the page isolates one question so you can work step by step, which is helpful when you are comparing plans, checking a statement, or sanity-checking an offer before you sign.

Who should use it

Anyone paid partly or fully on commission will get value here: field sales reps, catering coordinators, wholesale account managers, and restaurant operators who negotiate percentage-based payouts on events or corporate accounts. It is also useful for owners who want to model a fair plan for staff—servers on sales contests, takeaway managers on delivery upsells, or small teams where commission sits on top of a modest base. Because the tool stays transparent about the math, it works equally well for employees double-checking payroll and for employers explaining expectations in plain language.

How to use it

Start by choosing the currency that matches your statements so every money line formats consistently. For a straight commission check, use the first panel: enter the sale total and the agreed rate, then calculate. If you receive a base salary, move to the second panel, add salary, sales, and rate to see commission and combined earnings side by side. When you know what you were paid but not the implied rate, use the reverse mode with sales and commission. Finally, if you are quota planning, enter your target commission income and the contractual rate to see required sales. Tap calculate after each change; fix any highlighted validation before reading the results.

Example

Imagine you closed $12,000 in catering sales this month at a 5% commission with a $2,800 base. Section one would show $600 commission on a single sale batch if you entered the whole $12,000 and 5%. Section two combines the pieces: $600 commission plus $2,800 base yields $3,400 total earnings for that period. If instead you received $480 on $8,000 and wondered about the rate, the reverse panel would report 6%. For goal setting, wanting $1,500 commission at 6% implies $25,000 in qualifying sales—useful when you map pipeline to paycheck.