What this calculator does
It divides one paid service between the professional and the salon. You enter the service amount, a discount, fees, and the professional's commission percent. The discount and the fees come off first. The professional receives their percent of what remains, and the salon keeps the rest of that base.
Why the split starts from the wrong number
A 50% commission on the full ticket is not the same as 50% after a discount and a card fee. Salons and commission professionals often disagree because each side starts from a different amount. Putting the service, the discount, and the fees in one place shows the base both sides are actually splitting.
How to use it
- Enter the service amount for this visit, before anything is taken off.
- Enter the discount as money, not as a percent.
- Enter fees that come off before the split, also as money.
- Enter the professional's commission percent, from 0 to 100.
- Choose the currency and calculate. Read the service, discount, fees, base, professional share, and salon share in that order.
How the split is calculated
Fees and discounts are currency amounts taken off before the split. Base = the greater of zero and (service − discount − fees). Professional = base × (commission percent ÷ 100). Salon = base − professional. Each amount is rounded to the nearest cent. The salon share is the rounded base minus the professional share, so the two shares add back to the base.
A worked example
A service is $120, with a $10 discount and $5 in fees, and the professional's commission is 50%. Base = 120 − 10 − 5 = $105. Professional = 105 × 50% = $52.50. Salon = 105 − 52.50 = $52.50. Half of the original $120 would have been $60. Half of the base is $52.50, because $15 came off before the split.
How to read the result
Start at the service and follow the discount and the fees down to the base. That base is the only amount the percent applies to. The professional line is their commission. The salon line is the rest of the base, not a second percent of the original ticket. If the base is zero, both shares are zero because the discount and the fees used up the service amount.
Tips for commission splits
- Write down whether discounts and fees come off before the commission. That choice changes both shares.
- Convert a percent-off promotion to money before you enter it. Ten percent off $120 is $12, not 10 in the discount field.
- Put a card fee in the fees field only when the agreement removes it before the split.
- Leave tips out of the service amount unless your agreement splits tips the same way as the service.
- If the salon keeps 60%, enter 40 as the professional's commission. The salon line is whatever remains.
