By a compensation reporter covering sales pay and financial technology
Last reviewed: July 10, 2026
Gravity Payments currently offers outside-sales representatives base salaries of $80,000 to $90,000 while explicitly stating that the jobs carry no individual commission. Four of the company’s seven openings on July 10, 2026 were outside-sales positions, making sales 57.1% of its active hiring board.
The guaranteed base is higher than the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ $66,780 median for nontechnical wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives. It falls below the $100,070 median for representatives selling technical and scientific products, whose BLS compensation can include commissions and performance bonuses.
Gravity’s model trades personal commission upside for salary stability and companywide profit sharing. The arrangement may suit a representative who values predictable income, but its market strength depends on whether merchant-processing sales are treated as nontechnical relationship selling or as technical financial-services work.
Four of seven openings are sales jobs
Gravity’s active board listed outside-sales openings in Boise, Los Angeles, Oahu and Kauai. Two of the Hawaii and California positions required bilingual ability, while all reviewed field roles required workers to operate in named local markets.
| Current position | Published base salary | Individual commission | Location requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside Sales Representative, Boise | $80,000-$90,000 | None | Boise area |
| Outside Sales Representative, Hawaii | $80,000-$85,000 | None | Oahu or Kauai |
| Outside Sales Representative, Korean bilingual | $80,000-$85,000 | None | Hawaii |
| Outside Sales Representative, Spanish bilingual | $80,000-$90,000 | None | Los Angeles |
Sources: Gravity Payments Greenhouse listings reviewed July 10, 2026.
The Hawaiian ranges are only $5,000 wide. Boise and Los Angeles provide $10,000 between their listed minimum and maximum. Gravity says it may negotiate outside those bands when a candidate’s desired pay aligns with the needs of both sides, but it publishes no data showing how often offers exceed the range.
Every sales range begins at Gravity’s companywide $80,000 salary floor. Geography changes the ceiling slightly, but not the advertised minimum.
What “base pay without commissions” changes
BLS says most wholesale and manufacturing sales employers use salary plus commission or salary plus bonuses. Commissions are commonly calculated as a percentage of sales, while bonuses may reflect individual, district or company performance.
Gravity rejects the individual-commission component in its current listings. The company instead promises a fixed base and access to profit sharing based on organization-wide financial results.
That produces two distinct effects.
A representative does not need a particular deal to close before receiving the advertised $80,000 to $90,000 base. A strong individual seller also cannot calculate additional pay by multiplying personal sales by a published commission rate, because no such rate appears in the job descriptions.
The risk shifts.
Under a commission model, part of a worker’s pay rises or falls with individual production. Under Gravity’s model, the variable element depends more heavily on company growth, company profit and the distribution formula applied across employees.
What BLS pay data actually shows
No BLS occupation precisely matches a merchant-services representative who sells payment processing, manages accounts, reviews rates, installs equipment and addresses technical issues. Two federal sales categories provide useful boundaries.
BLS reported a May 2024 median of $66,780 for wholesale and manufacturing representatives selling nontechnical products. Representatives selling technical and scientific products had a $100,070 median. The combined occupational group had a $74,100 median.
| Pay comparison | Annual amount | Difference from Gravity’s $80,000 floor |
| BLS nontechnical sales median | $66,780 | Gravity is $13,220 higher |
| BLS combined sales-representative median | $74,100 | Gravity is $5,900 higher |
| Gravity current base ranges | $80,000-$90,000 | Published employer data |
| BLS technical-product sales median | $100,070 | Gravity’s floor is $20,070 lower |
| BLS sales-engineer median | $121,520 | Gravity’s floor is $41,520 lower |
Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook pages for wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives and sales engineers; Gravity’s current job listings.
The lower comparison favors Gravity. Its $80,000 floor exceeds the nontechnical median by 19.8%, based on the two published amounts.
The technical comparison does not. Gravity representatives sell payment systems, financial services and merchant equipment, but the listings do not demand the engineering degree or technical depth normally associated with a BLS sales engineer. Sales engineers earned a $121,520 median in May 2024, and BLS projects their employment to grow 5% between 2024 and 2034.
Gravity’s roles sit between categories. They involve more technical and account-management work than a basic product-sales job, yet less formal technical specialization than the federal sales-engineer occupation.
The job is sales, account management and field service
Gravity’s Boise listing requires ownership of the full sales cycle, from prospecting and presentation through onboarding and long-term portfolio management. Representatives must meet monthly goals, maintain a pipeline, handle renewals and rate reviews, introduce additional financial services and assist with payment-equipment installation and troubleshooting.
The role asks for at least three years of outside-sales experience involving revenue goals, along with previous business-to-business sales experience. Applicants must have their own vehicle and be able to work in the Boise area.
Los Angeles candidates must visit local businesses, manage renewals and rate reviews, and speak both English and Spanish. The listing asks for at least two years in outside sales, customer support, project management, account management or another customer-facing field. It also requires personal transportation.
The Korean-bilingual Hawaii listing is even more specific. Full performance means generating four to six new business opportunities per month, completing more than 30 business stops each day and carrying out five proactive account-health checks daily.
That adds up to at least 35 listed daily field or account contacts before other administrative duties are considered. The arithmetic uses Gravity’s own activity targets; it does not establish how many contacts become sales.
This is not a desk-only sales position.
The quotas remain, even without commission
Removing commission does not remove performance measurement.
Boise representatives must meet or exceed monthly sales goals and maintain a pipeline of qualified prospects. Los Angeles representatives are expected to exceed targets and expand the local merchant network. The Korean-bilingual Hawaii listing publishes both monthly opportunity expectations and daily activity requirements.
Gravity does not publish the revenue quota, number of closed accounts required, average processing volume per merchant or consequences of missing targets. It also does not disclose how many existing accounts each representative inherits.
That omission limits evaluation of the salary.
An $85,000 base attached to a modest, well-supported territory has a different economic value from the same salary attached to aggressive acquisition goals, extensive driving and a large retention portfolio. The listings describe the work but do not quantify the complete production burden.
Profit sharing is not a substitute for commission math
Gravity launched profit sharing in 2023 and reported a $1,000 employee payment for that year. The payment rose to more than $8,000 for 2024. The company’s November 2025 retrospective did not disclose a completed 2025 amount, saying only that it was optimistic about that year’s distribution.
The formula multiplies Gravity’s annual growth rate by actual profit, divides the resulting pool among employees and adds tenure premiums. Employees with four to six years receive an extra 10%, while those with seven to nine years receive an extra 20%, according to the company.
Applying the standard reported 2024 payment to current sales ranges produces the following illustration:
| Current base salary | Base plus an $8,000 payment | Increase over base |
| $80,000 | $88,000 | 10.0% |
| $85,000 | $93,000 | 9.4% |
| $90,000 | $98,000 | 8.9% |
The table is arithmetic based on Gravity’s 2024 result. It is not a forecast for 2026.
Even after adding $8,000, the highest current sales base would reach $98,000, which remains $2,070 below the BLS technical-product sales median of $100,070. The same $88,000 result would stand $21,220 above the nontechnical median.
The classification still decides the comparison.
Indeed’s estimate matches the range, but its sample count conflicts
Indeed displayed an average Gravity outside-sales salary of $84,389 as of June 29, 2026. That figure falls inside every current published sales range and sits close to the $85,000 ceiling used in Hawaii.
The page is internally inconsistent about its evidence base. Near the salary estimate, Indeed says the result comes from 58 past and present job postings. Farther down the same page, it says 90 postings.
Indeed also displays a low estimate of $42,000 and a high of $127,000, figures that extend well outside Gravity’s current $80,000 to $90,000 bands. The site warns that its salary amounts are approximations drawn from third-party submissions.
The average is broadly consistent with current hiring. Its historical extremes and conflicting sample counts make it weaker than the live employer listings for determining present base pay.
Where the guaranteed salary misleads
A fixed $80,000 to $90,000 base sounds straightforward. Several costs and uncertainties remain outside the number.
The roles require personal vehicles. Gravity’s listings do not state whether mileage, fuel, maintenance, parking or insurance costs are reimbursed. They also require wired internet with at least 25 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speeds, but do not publish an internet stipend.
Open PTO starts after one year, according to the job descriptions. Medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k), life insurance and disability coverage are listed without premiums, deductibles or employer contribution amounts.
Variable pay is another uncertainty. Current listings mention profit sharing but do not guarantee a minimum annual distribution. Gravity’s reported history contains only two completed figures, $1,000 for 2023 and more than $8,000 for 2024.
The base is guaranteed within the offer. The total economic package is not fully priced.
The promotion ceiling is much higher
Gravity says 61% of current managers were promoted internally, but it does not identify how many of those managers came from sales.
BLS reported a $138,060 national median for sales managers in May 2024. The finance and insurance median was $173,230, and the professional, scientific and technical services median was $168,320. Sales-management employment is projected to grow 5% from 2024 to 2034, with about 49,000 openings per year.
Indeed estimates Gravity sales-manager pay at $114,034, but that result is based on only two reported salaries. The same page estimates sales-representative pay at $97,359 from six reports.
The available numbers suggest a possible compression issue. A Gravity outside representative earning $90,000 plus an illustrative $8,000 profit-sharing payment would reach $98,000, only $16,034 below Indeed’s small-sample sales-manager estimate.
Public data do not show the actual raise attached to promotion, management bonus structure or current sales-manager band. Gravity’s internal-promotion headline cannot resolve that gap.
FAQ
How much does Gravity Payments pay outside-sales representatives?
Current listings offer $80,000 to $85,000 in Hawaii and $80,000 to $90,000 in Boise and Los Angeles. Gravity says it may negotiate beyond the published ranges.
Do Gravity Payments salespeople earn commission?
The current outside-sales postings explicitly describe base pay without commissions. Workers participate in company profit sharing instead.
How much was Gravity’s profit-sharing payment?
Gravity reports $1,000 per employee in 2023 and more than $8,000 in 2024, before tenure additions. No completed 2025 or 2026 payment was identified in the reviewed sources.
What sales targets does Gravity publish?
The Korean-bilingual Hawaii listing calls for four to six new business opportunities per month after ramp-up, more than 30 daily business stops and five daily account-health checks. Other listings require meeting or exceeding monthly sales targets without publishing the numerical quota.
Are the roles remote?
No. Current outside-sales jobs are tied to Boise, Los Angeles, Oahu or Kauai. The listings require local field work and personal transportation.
Is $80,000 competitive for outside sales?
It exceeds the BLS $66,780 median for nontechnical wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives. It falls below the $100,070 technical-product median, which includes applicable commissions and bonuses. Merchant-processing sales do not map perfectly onto either category.
Is Indeed’s $84,389 estimate reliable?
The amount aligns with Gravity’s current bands, but Indeed gives two different sample counts on the same page, 58 and 90 postings. Live employer listings provide stronger evidence of current base pay.
Gravity’s no-commission model buys sales representatives income stability while preserving quotas, field travel and account-retention responsibilities. Its value is strongest against nontechnical sales benchmarks; compared with technical financial-services selling, the missing individual upside becomes more visible.