Income disclosure reading guide
Amway income disclosure: what to read before joining
If you read only this:
- Start with the company disclosure, but do not stop there.
- Check who is counted, who is excluded, and whether expenses are subtracted.
- Ask what comparable new participants kept after ordinary costs.
What to do next:
- Check who is included and excluded.
- Ask whether the numbers subtract expenses.
- Compare the disclosure with the compensation plan and refund rules.
What the company discloses
| Data year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Average annual earnings | $750 before expenses for U.S. IBOs at Founders Platinum and below |
| No sales/no payment | 38% had no reported product sales, sponsored no IBO, and received no payments |
| Reported as | Before expenses |
- Amway publishes a 2025 U.S. income disclosure page and identifies earnings figures as before expenses.
- The disclosure reports an all-IBO average for U.S. IBOs at Founders Platinum level and below, including IBOs who did not report product sales.
- It reports that 59% of U.S. IBOs received a payment from Amway in at least one month for product sales during 2025.
- It separately reports average and median earnings for top-percentage groups of IBOs who received a payment.
What is not clear from the disclosure alone
- The disclosure does not by itself show each participant’s net income after product, travel, events, samples, training, websites, taxes, shipping, or other business costs.
- A reader still needs to understand who is excluded from each table or percentage group.
- A reader should not assume top-percentage figures describe the typical result for a new participant.
Common costs to check:
- Product, samples, shipping, and taxes.
- Starter kits, renewal fees, websites, apps, or back-office tools.
- Training, events, tickets, travel, meals, lodging, and childcare.
- Advertising, giveaways, displays, packaging, or payment fees.
- Licensing, exam prep, background checks, or required continuing education.
- Unsold inventory and unpaid time.
Gross income is not the same as money kept after these costs.
Why this matters
A person being recruited may hear stories about earnings or lifestyle before they see the written disclosure.
Median figures, inclusion rules, and expense treatment matter because a small number of high earners can pull averages upward.
Not a verdict: This page is not a judgment about Amway or the person who contacted you. It is a guide to
written facts, costs, income disclosures, public records, and questions to ask before making a money decision.
Questions to ask before joining
- Does this number include only people who received a payment?
- What did comparable new IBOs keep after expenses?
- How many registered IBOs received no payment during the period?
- Which expenses are common even if they are described as optional?
Source notes
- Use the live Amway income disclosure page as the current source, because company disclosures can change.
- Use FTC MLM guidance for general principles about earnings claims, expenses, and participant outcomes.
Related pages
- Amway company page
- Someone pitched me Amway. What should I ask?
- Income disclosure library
- What MLMs pay, according to company disclosures
- Median vs. average in MLM income disclosures
- Who is counted in MLM income disclosures?
- Expenses not included in MLM income disclosures
- Gross Income Is Not Profit
- What should an MLM income disclosure show?
- Before You Pay
Sources
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Company disclosure
Income Disclosure
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Company policy
Rules of Conduct
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Regulator guidance
Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing
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