Free pay-split calculator · no sign-up
Who gets what tonight
Type in what the gig paid and who played. Out comes each player's cut, the tax to hold back, the band fund's share, and proof that the whole lot adds back up to the cent. If your band skips tax, a fund or mileage, leave that box at 0. Everything stays in your browser.
Still pricing the gig? Work it out with the gig rate calculator.
The math
The order it works in
- Gross is gig pay plus tips.
- Mileage and other gig costs are paid first.
- The band fund takes its percent of what's left, or its flat amount.
- The rest splits evenly across everyone who played, to the cent. Pennies that won't divide evenly go to the band fund.
- A member who takes no pay still counts in the split. Their share goes to the band fund.
- Tax is held back from each paid member's share at your rate.
- Take-home is the share minus the tax held back.
A planning tool, not tax advice. Your band's own agreement and your tax professional decide what you actually owe.
In the app
For the nights that aren't even
The app handles what this page can't:
- Flat pay for a sub or a sound tech, with everyone else splitting the rest
- Costs and deductions charged to one member instead of the whole band
- Mark someone paid and their amount locks
- A running band fund balance and a Year-End report for your accountant
- Members see only their own Total Paid on their own phone
Common questions
About the cut
Should the band fund come out before or after costs?
This calculator takes mileage and gig costs out first, then takes the fund's percent from what's left, so a long drive doesn't also inflate the fund. If your band puts a flat amount in the fund every gig, switch the fund to $.
What tax rate should the band hold back?
Band pay usually arrives with nothing withheld, so each player owes the tax on it later. How much to hold back depends on the rest of their income and their deductions, which is a question for a tax professional. The rate you enter here is simply what the band holds back from each share before paying it out.
What happens to the leftover pennies?
$1,000 split three ways is $333.33 each with one cent left. That cent goes to the band fund, so the slip always balances to the penny.
Why keep a member who takes no pay in the split?
If the leader skips their pay to build the fund, removing them from the split would hand everyone else a raise. Keeping them in means each member gets exactly what they'd have gotten, and the skipped share goes to the fund.
Does this page save my numbers?
Only in your own browser, so the form is filled in next time you visit. Nothing is sent to StageCut or anyone else.