The answer is commission. It's pay tied directly to a percentage of the service sales you personally generate, with no base salary underneath it.
Straight commission differs from an hourly wage or a straight salary because there's no guaranteed floor — your pay moves entirely with what you bring in. Salary plus commission is a related but different setup, since it guarantees a base salary on top of that percentage.
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