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Spa Employee Compensation
By Caren Thornburgh
Staff Compensation
There are many ways in which to compensate your staff. Ultimately it will depend on what your competition is doing as well as how this fits in with your financial projections. It is important to become aware of the different variables and ways in which staff can be compensated. Listed below are a few examples to familiarize you with your options.
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Aestheticians: Hourly rate ($10 - $12), and a percentage of each service provided (20% - 30%), and commission on retail sold (10% - 25%).
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Massage therapist: Hourly rate ($10 - $12), percentage of each service provided (20% - 30 %), commission on retail sold (10% - 25%).
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Massage therapist: Percentage of treatments provided (30% - 40%), percentage on retail sold (10% - 25%).
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Once you have identified how you
will compensate your staff, the next step will be to determine how you will set
up your pay scale according to experience and longevity with the company. For
example: you may set up a grid for qualifications and experience to help you
determine where each person will enter into the pay scale as well as a guide to
determine when a pay raise is appropriate. This will serve as a guide as well as
an incentive for your staff to learn new treatments and stay with the company.
Spa Director Compensation
The actual salary for Spa
Directors will be reflected by the responsibility, organizational structure,
experience, financial responsibility and type of spa. On an average Virtual Spa
is seeing the following ranges for Spa Director compensation.
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Day Spa $40,000 - $50,000
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Hotel / Resort Spa $50,000 - $65,000
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Destination Spa $60,000 - $90,000
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Multi Facility Position $75,000 - $100,000
Caren Thornburgh, founder of Virtual Spa, Inc. (www.virtualspa.net ), a Web gateway site serving the
needs of spa owners and managers with consulting, training programs, and spa career
services. She can be reached at (978) 356-0824 or caren@virtualspa.net.
photo and graphics courtesy of Caren Thornburgh
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