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Install for premium clients.
Keep 100% of your tips.
I’m Marshall Wayne. The Mounting Man has mounted 5,558 TVs, including 646+ Samsung Frames, with a 4.9-star rating across 949 Google reviews. Our clients expect the best finish in town, and when you deliver it, they tip.
Real numbers from my lead tech’s last 20 jobs
Great work for premium clients pays.
These are his actual earnings, job by job, from October 9 to November 1, 2026. New installers are paid on exactly the same terms.
average pay per job, with tips
average commission per job, before tips
in tips across those 20 jobs
jobs tipped
$2,882.67 total pay across the 20 jobs.
His four biggest tips
- $178.5487–100" TV on drywall
- $150.0085–86" Samsung Frame with recessed power
- $124.2075" Samsung Frame with recessed power
- $99.53Three TVs in one visit
How you’re paid
Commission on the day, plus every dollar of your tips.
You earn a percentage of that day’s service total: labor and add-ons, after any discounts. Bracket, cable and hardware sales aren’t part of it.
100% of tips are yours, and every job pays at least $70.
| Day’s service total | Your commission |
|---|---|
| Under $500 | 27% |
| $500 to $999.99 | 25% |
| $1,000 and up | 20% |
Guaranteed $70 minimum per job
No job is a gamble.
Every job pays at least $70, tips included. If your commission plus tip comes in under $70, The Mounting Man tops it up to $70. At $70 or more, you keep the full amount.
| Tip | You’re paid |
|---|---|
| No tip | $70.00 (guarantee) |
| $50 tip | $90.50 |
You install. I bring the work.
Ads, booking, selling and follow-up are on me.
The Mounting Man runs the ads, answers the calls, books the jobs, sells the upgrades and follows up after. You show up and do the best work of the client’s week. A consistent installer can get 100+ jobs a year.
The pay ladder
Prove yourself on the starter jobs. Earn more of the big ones.
As you do more jobs and prove yourself, more of the higher-paying work comes your way: bigger TVs, Samsung Frames, fireplaces and multi-TV jobs. Bigger jobs pay much bigger commissions and bring much bigger tips.
- $335.71 Top job: 85–86" Samsung FrameRecessed power and soundbar
- $305.08 Top job: 75" Samsung FrameRecessed power
- $270.39 Top job: 87–100" TVBig screen on drywall
- Multi-TV Multi-TV jobsSeveral installs in one visit
- Frames Frame TVs and fireplace mountsStone, tile, MantelMounts, in-wall power
- Bigger Bigger TVs75" and up, soundbars, concealment
- $70+ Starter jobsA 55" TV on drywall. $70 guaranteed minimum.
Top three rungs: my lead tech’s three top-paying jobs from his last 20, commission plus tip.
The standard on every solo job
This is how my clients expect it done.
On the way
Text the client: introduce yourself as the installer with The Mounting Man and give your ETA. Running late? Send an update before they have to ask.
At the door
Introduce yourself. Shoes off.
Before you drill
Confirm the spot and the height with the client. If anything doesn’t match the job, call me first.
When the TV is up
Vacuum the dust and wipe everything down. Take the mount box and its trash with you. Leave the room cleaner than you found it.
Before you leave
Make sure the client is happy. Ask for a Google review that names you.
After every job
Text me before and after photos.
What I look for
Experienced installers who take pride in the finish.
- TV mounting experience. Frames, MantelMounts, stone, tile and in-wall concealment are a plus.
- Your own tools and a reliable vehicle.
- Based in the Twin Cities and able to work Minneapolis, St. Paul and the suburbs.
- 1099 independent contractor.
Is it a fit?
Try a couple of jobs.
The best way to find out is to do a couple of jobs with us and see how it goes.
Most of my clients are higher-end, though all kinds of people book us. Installers who are personable and do great work tend to earn great tips from them. I’m choosy about the clients we take on, so it’s a genuinely pleasant place to work.
Ask every client for a Google review that mentions you by name. Reviews bring you more jobs, and they show me how much clients enjoy having you in their home.
Apply
Send me your work.
Email me with the subject “Installer application”. Tell me how long you’ve been mounting TVs, the kinds of installs you’ve done, your tools and your vehicle, and include photos of your work.