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title: "Deduct job costs from a technician's commissionable base"
slug: "deduct-job-costs-from-a-technician-s-commissionable-base"
updated: 2026-10-15T01:04:13Z
published: 2026-10-15T01:04:13Z
canonical: "help.servicetitan.com/deduct-job-costs-from-a-technician-s-commissionable-base"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Deduct job costs from a technician's commissionable base

## Overview

Set equipment and materials in your pricebook so they are excluded from performance pay calculations.

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#### Who uses this feature

- Administrators and accountants

#### Feature configuration

- Account configuration required. Please contact [Technical Support](https://go.servicetitan.com/#/ask) for details.

## Things to know

- *Commissionable base* is the invoice subtotal minus job costs used to calculate a technician's bonus pay on a job.
- Deducting job costs is not available for every payroll setup. Contact your success or implementation manager to make sure this feature is configured for your account.

## Set items as job costs

If your payroll is configured to deduct job costs, set up your pricebook so that all applicable material and equipment items are deducted.

1. Go to the navigation bar and click **Pricebook**.
2. Click into **Materials** or **Equipment** and [edit the pricebook item](/construction/docs/edit-pricebook-items).
3. Make sure that **Deduct as job cost** is enabled for all applicable material items. ![Checkbox for deducting job costs with an information icon for additional details.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/deduct-job-costs-from-a-technicians-commissionable-base-image-j5u2hty5.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T01%3A44%3A41Z&se=2026-10-31T02%3A44%3A41Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=KP3RW1EJbBZwhh5s2R%2BhjByDZLQ9pOAeykaaf661nuE%3D)
4. When you're finished, click **Save**.

## Bulk set items as job costs

If you're setting up your pricebook for the first time or if you need to edit multiple items, you can bulk edit your pricebook as an exported spreadsheet file.

1. [Export your pricebook](/construction/docs/import-and-export-your-pricebook-1#export-your-pricebook) using the Excel template.
2. Open the exported XLSX file in a spreadsheet application.
3. Go to the **Materials** and **Equipment** tabs of the spreadsheet.
4. Use the *PaysCommission* column to enable *Deduct as job cost* for all applicable material and items. To enable an item, enter *1* in the column.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** To disable an item, enter *0* or leave the field blank.
5. When you're finished, save the XLSX document and [import it](/construction/docs/import-and-export-your-pricebook-1#import-your-pricebook) back into ServiceTitan.

## Want to learn more?

- See [Add and edit items with the Pricebook Excel template](/construction/docs/add-and-edit-items-with-the-pricebook-excel-template)