Booth rental vs. commission vs. hybrid — which pay model gave you the best take-home and work‑life fit?

Salon pros and owners: share what actually moved the needle for you when you switched or picked a pay model. Please include concrete numbers and local context (city/state/country): commission % or split, fixed booth/room rent (weekly or monthly), typical weekly hours, average service ticket, product cost or retail % taken, estimated monthly expenses, and resulting take‑home pay. Note any red‑flag contract clauses (non‑compete length, client ownership, mandatory sales quotas, automatic fee increases), how you handled taxes/insurance/benefits, and whether you used an accountant or payroll service. If you have break‑even spreadsheets, sample contract language, negotiation scripts, or before/after P&L snapshots, link or attach them and say how they influenced your decision. Owners: please add how each model affected chair utilization, turnover, overhead, and compliance headaches. One‑line summary first (model → net $$ → hours → one lesson), then details. This is for real-world comparison — please keep numbers specific and cite your region for regulatory context.