Young Living Compensation Plan Explained (2026)

💰The Key Number

~$4.00

per direct customer per month

Low per-customer residual

🎯 Income Goal Calculator

How big does your team need to be to hit your income goal?

Monthly Goal

Team Size Needed

Notes

$1,000/mo

~250 customers

Based on direct customer residuals

$3,000/mo

~750 customers

Requires consistent customer retention

$10,000/mo

~2,500 customers

Typically requires leadership rank

Based on $4 per direct customer ($50 order at 8%). Deep levels require significant team building.

📋 How It Works

Young Living pays 8% on Level 1, 5% on Level 2, and 4% on Levels 3-5 through their unilevel structure. Fast Start bonuses (25%) apply to new enrollee orders in their first 3 months. Generation commissions (3%) available at Silver rank and above.

📊 Commission Levels Breakdown

Level

$/Customer/Month

Notes

Unilevel Level 1

$4.00

8% of $50 avg order

Unilevel Level 2

$2.50

5% of $50 order

Unilevel Levels 3-5

$2.00

4% of $50 order each

Fast Start (first 3 months)

$12.50

25% bonus on new enrollee purchases

📅 Monthly Requirements

100 PV (~$100/month)

Must have 100 PV monthly from personal purchases or customer orders. April 2025 plan includes new rank achievement bonuses ($100-200 for Senior Star through Silver).

⚠️ Key Gotchas

• Compensation tied to maintaining 100 PV monthly and building team volume
• Fast Start bonus (25%) only applies to first 3 months of new enrollees
• Premium Starter Kit costs $165+ to join
• Must maintain monthly 100 PV to remain qualified
• Generation commissions (3%) require Silver rank or higher (10,000 OGV, 2 legs with 4,000 OGV)

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Source: https://static.youngliving.com/en-US/PDFS/April1_2025_YL_CompensationPlan_US_EN.pdf

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