Question
How much do people actually make in an MLM?
What to do next:
- Find the income disclosure for the company.
- Look for the median and the group that best matches you.
- Use the expense worksheet before treating any number as money kept.
Why this matters
Some disclosures provide medians, which show the midpoint of a group. Others provide averages, which can be pulled upward by a smaller number of high earners.
Gross income is not profit. The practical question is what typical participants keep after product, fees, subscriptions, tools, events, travel, taxes, and unsold inventory.
See what companies actually disclose
These are companies' own published figures, before expenses, with sources on each page:
- What MLMs pay — every company’s own headline figure, side by side
- MONAT income disclosure
- Young Living income disclosure
Questions to ask before joining
- What is the median, not just the average?
- How many participants earned nothing?
- Which expenses are missing from the figure?
Related recruiting phrases
Helpful next pages
- Someone pitched me an MLM. What should I do?
- Before You Join an MLM
- Before You Pay
- Documents to request before joining an MLM
- MLM expense worksheet
- Scripts you can use
Sources
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Regulator guidance
Multi-level Marketing Businesses and Pyramid Schemes
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Regulator guidance
Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing