[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":257},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fstylist-pay-and-commission-latvia":3,"blog-more-\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fstylist-pay-and-commission-latvia":245},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":219,"description":220,"draft":221,"extension":222,"faq":223,"homeTeaser":221,"meta":233,"navigation":235,"path":236,"relatedPosts":237,"seo":241,"stem":242,"updated":243,"__hash__":244},"blog_en\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fstylist-pay-and-commission-latvia.md","Stylist pay and commission in Latvia: salary, percentage or chair rental","Tervita",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":212},"minimark",[10,14,26,35,40,107,110,114,117,179,186,190,205],[11,12,5],"h1",{"id":13},"stylist-pay-and-commission-in-latvia-salary-percentage-or-chair-rental",[15,16,17,21,22,25],"p",{},[18,19,20],"strong",{},"Short answer:"," this article is about ",[18,23,24],{},"Latvia",". Salons there pay professionals in three ways: a fixed salary, commission on the services they perform and products they sell, or chair rental, where a self-employed professional pays the salon. The most common is a mix: base pay that covers the minimum wage plus commission. In 2026 an employee's full-time pay cannot be below 780 euros a month, and the employer pays a further 23.59% in social contributions on top of gross pay. Write the rules down so each professional can check her own figure.",[15,27,28,29,34],{},"This is general information, not legal or tax advice, checked on 29 October 2026. The full Latvian version with sources is ",[30,31,33],"a",{"href":32},"\u002Fblog\u002Flv\u002Fmeistara-alga-un-komisijas\u002F","here",".",[36,37,39],"h2",{"id":38},"pay-models","Pay models",[41,42,43,59],"table",{},[44,45,46],"thead",{},[47,48,49,53,56],"tr",{},[50,51,52],"th",{},"Model",[50,54,55],{},"How it works",[50,57,58],{},"What to watch",[60,61,62,74,85,96],"tbody",{},[47,63,64,68,71],{},[65,66,67],"td",{},"Fixed salary",[65,69,70],{},"employment contract, monthly or hourly rate",[65,72,73],{},"little incentive to fill the schedule",[47,75,76,79,82],{},[65,77,78],{},"Commission only",[65,80,81],{},"a share of the professional's own sales",[65,83,84],{},"an employee still gets at least the minimum wage, and minimum contributions apply",[47,86,87,90,93],{},[65,88,89],{},"Mixed",[65,91,92],{},"base pay plus commission",[65,94,95],{},"agree which amount the percentage is taken from",[47,97,98,101,104],{},[65,99,100],{},"Chair rental",[65,102,103],{},"self-employed professional pays rent and collects from clients",[65,105,106],{},"if the salon sets prices and hours, it may be employment in substance",[15,108,109],{},"There is no single market rate. Before agreeing a number, decide: commission before or after discount and VAT, different rates for services and products, who gets credit for a service versus a product sale, when commission arises (completed and paid sales only) and how refunds are handled.",[36,111,113],{"id":112},"worked-example","Worked example",[15,115,116],{},"Assumptions: full-time employee, salon not VAT-registered, non-taxable minimum applied at this job, no dependants. Base pay 780 euros, 15% of 3000 euros of services and 10% of 400 euros of products.",[41,118,119,129],{},[44,120,121],{},[47,122,123,126],{},[50,124,125],{},"Item",[50,127,128],{},"Amount",[60,130,131,139,147,155,163,171],{},[47,132,133,136],{},[65,134,135],{},"Gross pay (780 + 450 + 40)",[65,137,138],{},"1270.00 euros",[47,140,141,144],{},[65,142,143],{},"Employee contributions 10.5%",[65,145,146],{},"−133.35 euros",[47,148,149,152],{},[65,150,151],{},"Income tax 25.5% of (1270 − 133.35 − 550)",[65,153,154],{},"about −149.60 euros",[47,156,157,160],{},[65,158,159],{},"Net pay",[65,161,162],{},"about 987 euros",[47,164,165,168],{},[65,166,167],{},"Employer contributions 23.59%",[65,169,170],{},"+299.59 euros",[47,172,173,176],{},[65,174,175],{},"Total cost to the salon",[65,177,178],{},"about 1570 euros",[15,180,181,182,34],{},"Chair rental and the self-employed options are covered in ",[30,183,185],{"href":184},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fself-employed-or-sia-latvia-beauty\u002F","self-employed or SIA in Latvia",[36,187,189],{"id":188},"how-tervita-calculates-commission","How Tervita calculates commission",[15,191,192,193,196,197,200,201,204],{},"In ",[18,194,195],{},"Compensation"," you add commission rules (services, products or everything; a percentage or a fixed amount; for everyone or one staff member) and base pay per month, week, shift or hour. ",[18,198,199],{},"Compute commissions"," accrues commission on completed sales in the chosen date range: percentages are taken from the line amount after discount and excluding VAT, service commission goes to the professional who performed the visit and product commission to the seller. The ",[18,202,203],{},"Payroll"," table adds base pay from scheduled hours or shifts to commission.",[15,206,207,208,34],{},"Tervita does not pay salaries, does not calculate social contributions or income tax and does not file with VID; hand the payroll figures to your accountant. ",[30,209,211],{"href":210},"\u002Fsign-up","Try Tervita free for 14 days",{"title":213,"searchDepth":214,"depth":214,"links":215},"",2,[216,217,218],{"id":38,"depth":214,"text":39},{"id":112,"depth":214,"text":113},{"id":188,"depth":214,"text":189},"2026-10-29","Latvia-specific guide to paying salon staff in 2026: fixed salary, commission on services and products, mixed pay and chair rental, the minimum wage, employer social contributions and a worked example.",false,"md",[224,227,230],{"q":225,"a":226},"What is the minimum wage in Latvia in 2026?","780 euros a month for normal working hours from 1 January 2026 (740 euros before). 820 euros is planned for 2027, but as of October 2026 the government had not yet approved it.",{"q":228,"a":229},"What are employer social contributions in Latvia?","In the general case the total rate is 34.09%: the employer pays 23.59% on top of gross pay and 10.5% is withheld from the employee. Employers also owe minimum contributions on at least 2340 euros a quarter per employee, with exceptions set by law.",{"q":231,"a":232},"Does Tervita run payroll in Latvia?","No. Tervita calculates commissions from completed sales and shows base pay plus commission in its Payroll table. 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