Compensation Structures

A car salesman makes 5% of the sale price of the car.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

At the end of the year, an employee of a corporation is given shares of stock of the company.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

A teacher gets paid the same amount each week, regardless of the number of hours they work.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

A real estate agent makes 3% of the sale price of the house they sold.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

An executive at Amazon is given 1% ownership in the company.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

An assembly line worker gets paid $2 for each box he puts together.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

A Nike employee gets paid $12 an hour.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

A businessman gets paid 5% of the growth of the company each year.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

Every quarter, an employee is given stock, depending on the employee’s performance.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity

A mechanic assistant gets paid $5 for each oil change he completes.

• Commission

• Salary

• Hourly

• Piece Work

• Equity