Commission takes a whole evening every pay period, and nobody can see how the number was built.
Commission from every ticket, with the ticket behind each line
Salon Payroll Software Payday in minutes: commission, tips and salary straight from the day's tickets.
DINGG's salon payroll software works out each person's commission, fixed or tiered, and tips from the actual checkouts, handles split services, product cost and package sessions, brings in salary, attendance, leave and advances, and runs one pay run with a pay stub for each person.
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Salon payroll, explained
What is salon payroll and commission software?
Salon payroll software works out what each stylist, barber or technician earned, from commission, tips and salary, using the services and products they actually sold. DINGG calculates it straight from each checkout and shows the ticket behind every line, so payday is a report, not a debate.
- Commission per person: fixed, tiered, per service or after product cost
- Tips recorded per person on every ticket
- Salary, leave, advances and a pay stub for each person
Quick answer: Salon payroll software calculates commission, tips and pay for each team member from their actual sales. DINGG does this from every checkout, with fixed or tiered commission, split services, package sessions, salary or commission whichever is higher, and a pay stub for each person. It works out pay; it does not file payroll taxes.
Why it matters
Payday should be a pay stub, not a debate
Salon pay mixes commission, retail bonuses, salary and tips, and tips matter: most clients leave one. Federal tax changes in 2025 gave beauty workers a deduction for qualified tips and gave salon, spa and barbershop owners the FICA tip credit restaurants have long had. Both depend on tips being recorded against the person who earned them.
Commission worked out from the actual tickets, every tip credited to the right person, and a pay record each person can read line by line keep payday clear for the owner and the team. Whether a deduction or credit applies is for your accountant to decide.
- 78%of US adults always or often tip for a haircut, so nearly every pay period carries tips to credit to the right personPew Research Center, Nov 2023
- $25,000a year in qualified tips that barbers, stylists, nail technicians, estheticians and massage therapists may deduct in 2025–2028, subject to income limits, when each tip is on record against themIRS final rules, via CPA Practice Advisor, Apr 2026
- Jul 2025when salon, spa and barbershop owners gained the FICA tip credit on their employees' tips, which starts from tips recorded per personProfessional Beauty Association
See your commission rules worked out from real tickets in a demo
Sound familiar?
When payday turns into a spreadsheet
It's not your team. It's the missing system.
Card tips get added up by hand, and a shared color service splits wrong.
Tips recorded per person at checkout, split across shared services
Tier changes and retail bonuses live in someone's head.
Tiered commission rules set once, applied to every sale
Days off and leave argued about on payday.
Attendance and leave that feed salary in the same pay runStaff management
Bring last month's payroll spreadsheet to your demo
The hard cases
The pay rules a spreadsheet gets wrong
Set each rule once. DINGG applies it to every ticket in the period.
Two people, one service
Split the commission across up to 10 people, by amount or percentage, and the tip across the people who did the work.
Commission after product cost
Take the cost of the color and products used off the service before commission, so the rate is paid on what the service earned.
Salary or commission, whichever is higher
Pay each person the greater of their salary or their commission for the period, worked out person by person.
Package sessions
Set the staff share on package redemptions, and DINGG credits it from each session redeemed, so the person who does the work earns on it.
Advances during the period
Record an advance when you give it, and it is recovered in the next pay run, shown as its own line on the pay stub.
From Google reviews
What salon owners say about DINGG
Reviews of DINGG by salon owners on Google, quoted as written
GU
★★★★★
Been using this software for years now and i have found it user friendly, very efficient and have reduced a lot of paperwork. The team is quite helpful too.
Guzaari Unisex SalonGoogle review · Jun 2024
★★★★★
Amazing Salon Management Software ever used, I liked ur billing , Inventory Management and multiple Reporting system a lot . very easy to operate...and Service is very prompt, Thanks DINGG team.
Shadab, Lemon SalonGoogle review · Aug 2024
★★★★★
We are using DINGG from last 2 years. It is really very useful software for salons. User friendly. The team is very helpful and available to support us, whenever our team have any kind of doubt.
Studio DyulokaGoogle review · Dec 2025
★★★★★
great app ,very useful , helped a lot in maintaining the day to day work of my salon . really happy…
IRISS SalonGoogle review · Dec 2025
Payroll in DINGG
From every ticket to one pay stub
Commission
Commission from every ticket
Set commission per person on services and retail: fixed or tiered, with your own rate per service and retail at its own rate. Tiers rise with each person's sales, and every line links back to the ticket behind it, so anyone can check how a number was built.
- Fixed or tiered, per person
- Per-service and retail rates
- Every line linked to its ticket
Tips
Every tip to the person who earned it
Tips added at checkout are recorded against the provider who earned them, shown on that person's pay record and paid out through the pay run, so every tip is on record against the right name.
- Tips per person on every ticket
- On each person's pay record
- Paid out through payroll
Attendance and leave
Clock-ins and leave that feed salary
Clock-ins by selfie with location or on a fingerprint device, days off and leave flow into each person's salary for the period, and changes to past attendance need permission.
- Selfie or fingerprint clock-ins
- Leave feeds salary
- Edits by permission only
Pay run
One pay run, one pay stub each
The pay run brings salary, commission, tips, bonus, incentives against targets, advances and leave together for each pay period, twice-monthly or bi-weekly, with a pay stub for each person. DINGG works out pay; your payroll provider or accountant files payroll taxes.
- Twice-monthly or bi-weekly
- A pay stub per person
- Payroll taxes stay with your provider
Questions, answered
Salon payroll and commission software: frequently asked questions
What is the best salon payroll software?
One that works out commission, tips and salary from the tickets themselves, handles split services and package sessions, and gives each person a pay stub they can check line by line. DINGG does this inside the system that books and checks out your clients.
Which salon software has payroll built in?
DINGG does: commission from every ticket, fixed or tiered, per service or after product cost; tips per person; salary or commission, whichever is higher; staff share on package sessions; attendance, leave and advances; and a pay run with a pay stub for each person.
Does DINGG file payroll taxes or issue W-2s?
No. DINGG works out pay, commission and tips and gives each person a pay stub; payroll taxes and year-end forms stay with your payroll provider or accountant.
How does DINGG calculate stylist commission?
From the checkouts. Set fixed or tiered commission per person on services and retail, per service or after product cost, and DINGG calculates it on every ticket.
Can DINGG split commission and tips between two stylists?
Yes. A shared service can split commission across up to 10 people, by amount or percentage, and the tip across the people who did the work.
Does DINGG support tiered commission?
Yes. Tiers rise with each person's sales, retail can earn its own rate, and commission can be worked out after product cost.
Can I pay the greater of salary or commission?
Yes. DINGG can pay whichever is higher for the period, person by person.
Does the stylist earn commission on package sessions?
Yes. Set the staff share on package redemptions, and DINGG credits it from each redemption.
Are advances and leave included?
Yes. Advances are recovered in the pay run, and attendance and leave feed salary, so each pay stub shows every deduction as its own line.
Which pay periods does DINGG support?
Twice-monthly or bi-weekly pay periods, with a pay stub for each person.
Does DINGG handle the new tip tax rules for me?
DINGG records every tip against the person who earned it and shows it on their pay record. Whether the tip deduction or the FICA tip credit applies is a question for your accountant.
Does DINGG payroll work for spas?
Yes. Therapists earn commission on massages, facials and package sessions under the rules you set, with tips, salary and leave in the same pay run.
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- The screens you'll use every dayWe'll set up your commission tiers, tip splits and a pay run in the demo.
- Answers from a DINGG product specialistAsk anything, from card payments to location-by-location reports.
- Decide after you've seen itThe demo is free, and the decision stays yours.
AC
★★★★★
…it has made my life so much easier as a salon owner and the support from the team… has been incredible, they are literally just a call away to resolve any issues…
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