Dive instructor commission & payroll software
Pay your team on what actually happened — not on a spreadsheet rebuilt at month-end.
Dive payroll is messy: shared courses, multi-day programs, changing assignments, day rates at sea, agency fees that shouldn't count, and a dozen different deals per instructor. AbyssOS turns that mess into a commission engine that computes payouts directly from your sessions, bookings, and invoices — consistently, transparently, and without manual recalculation.
Commission models that match how dive work really happens
Set rules that pay per student, per session, per shift, per day at sea, or as a revenue percentage. Refine each rule by staff role, activity type, and student count, so a Discover Scuba, an Open Water course, and a liveaboard crew day can each pay differently — automatically.
The day-at-sea model is built for boat crews and liveaboard trips, with roles handled per trip.
Pro-rating and shared courses, handled automatically
If one instructor starts a multi-day course and another finishes it, AbyssOS pro-rates the payout based on the fraction of the work each actually delivered within the payroll period — no manual splitting.
When several staff share a session, revenue-based commission is split across them so you never overpay against the same revenue twice.
Commission on the right number — not on pass-through fees
Choose exactly what each rule is calculated on: full price, net of agency (excluding eLearning and registration fees), or the actual invoiced amount.
Agency and certification fees are separated out automatically, so instructors are paid on what the business really earns — not on money that was only passing through. You can also exclude the first N students or cap the billable count per rule.
Per-staff overrides, with conflict detection
Every instructor has their own deal. Override any rule for a specific staff member — the amount, the price source, or an exclusion — without rebuilding your whole commission structure.
When two rules could both apply to the same work, AbyssOS warns you about the collision before it quietly overpays someone.
Payslips, deductions, and a payroll run you can trust
Commissions roll up into payslips with a clear lifecycle — draft, approved, paid, and reversible if something needs correcting. Each payslip shows an itemized breakdown of how every line was calculated, so payday questions get answered in seconds.
Apply mandatory deductions like tax and pension, plus reusable deduction templates, to base and commission pay. Approved payslips connect straight through to the finance side as bills, keeping payroll and your books in one system.
Real-time transparency with the My Earnings portal
Instructors and divemasters can watch their commissions build in real time through their own My Earnings view — base rates, student counts, and payouts as the month goes on. Transparency for staff, far less month-end reconciliation for managers, and a lot fewer "is my pay right?" conversations.
Commission Engine
Sessions • Payslips • Payouts
Stop rebuilding payroll in a spreadsheet.
Let AbyssOS compute every instructor and divemaster payout from real operations, run the payslips, and keep payroll connected to your finances.