2026 FDD Item 19, p. 53 Checked Nov 2, 2026
Spherion Franchise Revenue and Gross Profit (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, Spherion reports average Sales, all franchisees operating at least 1 year of $6,947,291 (Fiscal 2025, 57 General Staffing franchisees open the full year, per franchisee with agreements and offices combined; 16 (28.1%) surpassed the average). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: a Spherion franchise costs an estimated $132,980 – $301,040 to open (Item 7). See the full Spherion franchise cost breakdown.
Does Spherion’s Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
Partly. Besides sales, Spherion’s Item 19 reports “Average Gross Profit (Sales minus temporary payroll and other Direct Costs, before the 70/30 commission split)” and “Median Gross Profit (before the 70/30 commission split)”. Each figure follows the franchisor’s own definition in Item 19, which decides which costs are deducted and whether an owner’s salary is one of them. None of them is necessarily an owner’s take-home pay.
What Spherion discloses (Item 19)
Source: Spherion 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 53.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sales, all franchisees operating at least 1 year | $6,947,291 | Fiscal 2025 | 57 General Staffing franchisees open the full year, per franchisee with agreements and offices combined; 16 (28.1%) surpassed the average (Item 19, PDF p. 54) |
| Median Sales, all franchisees operating at least 1 year | $4,051,231 | Fiscal 2025 | 57 General Staffing franchisees (Item 19, PDF p. 54) |
| Average Gross Profit (Sales minus temporary payroll and other Direct Costs, before the 70/30 commission split) | $1,424,192 | Fiscal 2025 | 57 General Staffing franchisees; 17 (29.8%) surpassed the average (Item 19, PDF p. 54) |
| Median Gross Profit (before the 70/30 commission split) | $828,347 | Fiscal 2025 | 57 General Staffing franchisees (Item 19, PDF p. 54) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
Item 19 (PDF pages 53-56) reports fiscal 2025 Sales, Gross Profit and Gross Profit percentage per franchisee for 57 General Staffing franchisees open all year, grouped by tenure: 18 franchisees of 1-5 years averaged $3,393,756 in sales, 7 of 6-10 years $7,080,230 and 32 of more than 10 years $8,917,074. The all-franchisee averages match those groups. Gross Profit is before the franchisor's 30% share. Excluded are 6 franchisees not open all year, franchisees that left in 2025, a Salt Lake City resale, and Area-Based Franchise program offices. Many included franchisees bought existing offices.
How to interpret Spherion’s Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
Spherion bills customers, pays the temporary employees and pays you a commission of 70% of Temporary Gross Profits and Full-Time Placement Sales, keeping 30%. The Franchise Support Fee is charged on gross payroll, and other fees are deducted from your commission. Because these charges are not based on your sales, this record does not produce an annual fee estimate or payback preset. Reported sales are not owner income.
Scope of these figures: The selected Spherion disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers 57 General Staffing franchisees open the full year, per franchisee with agreements and offices combined; 16 (28.1%) surpassed the average. They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
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Sources
Spherion Staffing, LLC Franchise Disclosure Document, issued May 14, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 14
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 16
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 25
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 53
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 62
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 51
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Document & verification changelog
- November 2, 2026: Source check completed against the recorded FDD.
- November 2, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued May 14, 2026).
- November 2, 2026: Independently checked against the May 14, 2026 Minnesota FDD: cover, Items 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19 and 20. Item 6 now lists all 25 rows (the draft had 8) and records the commission split as the royalty, with a model note. The support fee is charged on payroll rather than sales. Corrected the count of franchisees above the Item 19 average sales from 19 to 16. Recorded the 11 consolidated outlets and a Table 4 misprint, and added the opening time and source notes. Rewrote the analysis.