The fee family

Patreon fee calculator: what Patreon actually pays you each month.

Platform fee, payment processing, and Stripe cuts vary by plan. PatreonCalc cuts through the confusion.

The fee formula12.9% + $0.30taken from every sale, before your own costs.

Patreon sale

Sale price

Item cost

Shipping charged

Other costs

Patreon fee10% platform fee (new creators, Aug 2025+) + 2.9% payment processing + $0.30 fixed

Fee %

Fixed fee $

PatreonCalc · fee slip

Sale price$40.00

Revenue$40.00

Patreon fees12.9% + $0.30- $5.46

Cost basis- $8.00

You keep

keep 66%fees 14%costs 20%

Margin66.3%

ROI332%

Fee rates are editable defaults — confirm against your own account. PatreonCalc computes the math; you set the rate.

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Punch in your pledge amount and tier. PatreonCalc shows your real Patreon payout after every fee.

Save calculations and line them up side by side — different tiers, patron counts, and price points.

Your saved scenarios with revenue, Patreon fees, and net — exported to CSV whenever you need it.

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