Sales commission is variable pay calculated on sales under an employer’s compensation plan.
A store may pay a base salary and add commission for qualifying sales. The amount can be a percentage of the sale or a fixed payment. A bonus may depend on another measure, so the promise of a bonus alone does not establish how much, if any, commission a person earns. Read the compensation terms for which sales qualify, the amount or rate, and when payment is made. Those details matter when comparing two offers with the same base salary.
In job listings
Celine’s Vancouver team manager posting distinguished eligibility for a monthly bonus from eligibility for sales commission. It offered the former and expressly excluded the latter. A manager considering the role could therefore ask how the bonus was calculated without assuming a commission on each sale. Search local jobs for “sales associate”.
