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Bonus & variable pay rules

Bonus rules by tiered KPI, floor–target–cap curves, sales commission and attendance — attached to a pay component and computed at period close.

13 templates in XBuddy · 8 examples shown here

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Payroll → Variable Pay Rules
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Bonus & variable pay rules — Payroll → Variable Pay Rules

Example templates

KPI Threshold Bonus

Pay 10% of base salary when KPI reaches 80%+.

Condition
kpi_achievement_pct >= 80
Value
base_salary * 0.10

KPI Payout Curve Bonus

Linear payout curve: below 70% pays 0; 70→100% maps to 50→100% of the target bonus (15% of base); 100→120% maps to 100→150%; capped at 150%. Removes the cliff at the threshold and caps sandbagged targets.

Value
base_salary * 0.15 * payout_pct / 100

KPI Tiered Bonus

Tiered reward by KPI attainment: 80–99% → 5%, 100–119% → 10%, ≥120% → 20% of base.

Tiers
3 tiers

Performance Merit Bonus

Pay 8% of base when performance rating is 4/5+.

Condition
performance_rating >= 4
Value
base_salary * 0.08

Commission Pass-through

Pass the commission computed in Sales straight into payroll.

Value
commission_amount

Sales Quota Bonus

Pay 1% of revenue when revenue reaches 100M+.

Condition
sales_revenue >= 100000000
Value
sales_revenue * 0.01

Perfect Attendance Bonus

Flat 500,000₫ when full standard working days are met.

Condition
attendance_days >= working_days
Value
500000

Prorated Attendance Allowance

5% of base prorated by actual/standard working days.

Value
base_salary * 0.05 * attendance_days / working_days

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