Income disclosure reading guide
Nu Skin compensation summary: 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 |
|---|---|
| Active earning payment | 26.67% in an average month |
| Average sales compensation | $178.75 per month across U.S. Active Brand Affiliates |
| Active share of total | 46.54% of total U.S. Brand Affiliates |
| Reported as | Monthly average sales compensation before expenses; retail markup not estimated |
- Nu Skin reports U.S. Brand Affiliate sales compensation in a 2025 summary with monthly averages by title.
- It reports that, in an average month, 26.67% of U.S. Active Brand Affiliates earned a sales compensation payment.
- It reports average monthly sales compensation of $178.75 across U.S. Active Brand Affiliates and $670.04 among U.S. Brand Affiliates who earned a payment.
- It defines an Active Brand Affiliate as someone who made a personal product purchase, sponsored another account, or received a Sharing Bonus, Selling Bonus, or Retailing Bonus during the most recent three-month period.
- It states the figures are before expenses and says retail markup income is not estimated in the summary.
What is not clear from the disclosure alone
- The summary states it does not represent profit, so it does not show net income after expenses.
- Retail markup income from product resale is not estimated in the summary.
- The summary does not show a typical first-year result for a new Brand Affiliate.
- Outcomes can look different depending on whether a claim is about all Brand Affiliates, Active Brand Affiliates, or only people who earned a payment.
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 monthly average for Active Brand Affiliates is not the same as a typical result for everyone who signs up.
Sales compensation before expenses can be very different from money kept after product, travel, office, license, insurance, legal, or accounting costs.
The distinction between Active Brand Affiliates and total Brand Affiliates matters because Active Brand Affiliates were 46.54% of total U.S. Brand Affiliates in the summary.
Not a verdict: This page is not a judgment about Nu Skin 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 summary show net income after expenses, or sales compensation before expenses?
- Which group am I being compared with: all Brand Affiliates, Active Brand Affiliates, or only people who earned a payment?
- What retail markup income, if any, is being assumed outside the summary?
- What product purchases, monthly activity, or retail sales would I need to stay eligible for compensation?
- What common expenses would I have before earning sales compensation or retail markup?
Source notes
- Use the 2025 U.S. Brand Affiliate Sales Compensation Summary for the current U.S. sales compensation figures on this page.
- Confirm whether any claim is about all Brand Affiliates, Active Brand Affiliates, or only those who earned a payment.
- Read the compensation summary together with the current compensation plan, policies, expenses, and refund rules.
Related pages
- Nu Skin company page
- Someone pitched me Nu Skin. What should I ask?
- Income disclosure library
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- 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
2025 Brand Affiliate Sales Compensation Summary (U.S. Market)
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Regulator guidance
Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing
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