See how much commission you'll earn per deal, per month, and per year — and what your total income looks like with a base salary added in.
If part of your pay comes from commission, your income can swing a lot from month to month. This calculator translates your average deal size, commission rate, and deal volume into clear monthly and annual numbers, then adds any base salary to show your total expected income.
Commission per deal is Sale Amount × (Commission Rate ÷ 100). Multiply by the number of deals you close per month for monthly commission, and by twelve for the annual figure. A $10,000 average sale at 5% earns $500 per deal; close four a month and that's $2,000 monthly, or $24,000 a year before base salary.
Many commission roles advertise an OTE — on-target earnings — which combines base salary with the commission you'd earn at 100% of quota. Your real income depends on actually hitting those targets, so understand the assumptions behind any OTE figure. The "commission % of income" result shows how much of your pay is performance-based and therefore variable.
Tip: Budget on your base plus a conservative commission estimate, not the best-case month. Commission income is variable, and lenders, landlords, and your own cash flow all prefer a realistic average over an optimistic peak.
A role that's mostly base salary offers stability with limited upside, while a high-commission role offers bigger potential earnings but more risk. Neither is universally better — it depends on how predictable your sales are and how much control you have over closing. Use this calculator to model a few scenarios (slow month, average month, strong month) so you know your realistic income range.