Nsd Commissions for July and August 2026
July is always the slowest month in Mary Kay, and it’s all because the credit cards got a workout in June. Everyone wants to “finish the seminar year strong” and if that means buying products you don’t need, with a credit card you’re close to maxing out, then so be it. June numbers look great for the directors and nsds, but then July looks ill and August isn’t much better.
It’s fun to see this play out via the national sales director commissions. As we know, there are only 105 nsds (give or take) left in Mary Kay. The company only publishes commission checks that exceed $10,000 for the month.
Hoo boyyyyyy…. there are lots of nsds who made a paltry living in July!
- Sapphire 14
- Emerald 9
- Diamond 14 (And our friend Jamie Taylor didn’t make the cut AGAIN!)
A whopping 37 nsds made $10k or more in July, which is only 35% of them. That means 65% of the pyramid toppers didn’t even make middle management wages that month!
Maybe August was better?
- Sapphire 11
- Emerald 8
- Diamond 14 (And again Jamie Taylor missedit!)
August was even worse than July, with only 33 nsds making $10k or more… which leaves 69% of the pyramid toppers making a pittance!
I wonder if this is embarrassing to them?
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Hahaha! I love this for them!
Of note: Somer Fortenberry, who works so stinkin hard begging and bribing her consultants and directors for orders, who has around 40 directors in her area, and who has the benefit of a legacy area (her mother-in-law is an emerita) got commissions of less than 14K from July and less than 11K in August. She has everything going for her (except starting in 1965), and yet she’s barely clinging to the bottom of the published rankings. If that doesn’t prove that you can’t make executive income with this business, I don’t know what does!
*Storms back in*
And another thing! These commission checks do not factor in expenses, which are extraordinary for a national. Travel, prizes, assistants, newsletter services, on and on and on. It also doesn’t factor in self-employment taxes, which cuts 1/3 right off the top.
LOL SHE’S WEARING PANTS!!!
No wonder the crowd is staring at her in horror!
Oh, but don’t forget the 50% of sales! These NSDs are likely holding 20 parties a week and raking it in on product sales!
Not. More likely, they just order the qualifying minimums and give it (or throw it) away. They, of all people, know that front-loading actually hurts their bottom line.