For painting companies doing $500K-$750K in revenue, salespeople typically earn $20K base plus 5-10% commission, totaling around $70K on $1M in sales. Production managers make $50K-$75K salary, roughly 5-7.5% of the revenue they manage.
A common question I get is, how much should I pay my salesperson or my production manager? Often this question comes from a painting business owner who has $500,000 to $750,000 in revenue and is looking to bring on a salesperson or production manager to help them scale to the next level. Typically, I see painting businesses pay their salespeople 5 to 10% of what they close. This is usually a mix of commission and a low base salary. A single salesperson usually can close around $1 million per year. So you could pay a base salary of $20,000 and then pay them 5% commission, which would be $70,000 per year if they booked $1 million in sales. For a production manager, painting businesses usually pay this person a salary that is about 5 to 7.5% of the total revenue that they produce. So if they produce $1 million, this would be a salary of $50,000 to $75,000.
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