A free Patreon money calculator that works out what your tiers earn a month and a year after Patreon's platform fee, payment processing and payout fees.
5.0(1 rating)Enter your tiers and members to see what your Patreon earns a month and a year, after the platform fee, payment processing and payouts.
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Your tiers
Uses Patreon's standard processing rates. Pages from before August 4, 2025 can keep older rates, and the payout fee shown is the US direct deposit one.
What you'd earn
Enter your numbers to see what you'd earn.
Where these numbers come from
This free Patreon money calculator works out what your membership earns a month and a year, after Patreon's platform fee, payment processing and the payout fee.
Enter up to 3 tiers with their prices and members, pick your plan and your currency, and see what's left.
Here's what Patreon charges, a worked example, and how to set tiers that pay.
What is a Patreon money calculator?
A Patreon money calculator turns your tiers and members into what you take home.
It adds up what members pay, then takes out the platform fee, the processing fee on every payment, and the fee to pay you out.
Who is the Patreon money calculator for?
It's for creators planning or pricing a membership:
- Substack money calculator – writers choosing between a paid newsletter and a membership.
- Twitch money calculator – streamers adding a membership to their subs.
- Value ladder generator – creators planning what each tier offers.
- Money model generator – anyone building offers around a membership.
- How to make money online – anyone weighing a membership against other ways to earn.
It runs in your browser, and nothing you enter leaves your device.
How to use the Patreon money calculator
What Patreon charges
From Patreon's own fees overview:
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Platform fee | 10% on the Standard plan (pages published after August 4, 2025) |
| Older plans | Pro 8%, Pro + Merch 11%, Founders 5% |
| Processing in US dollars | 2.9% + $0.30 per payment |
| Processing in euros or pounds | 3.4% + €0.35 or £0.35 per payment |
| Currency conversion | 2.5% when a member pays in another currency than yours |
| Payout in the US | $0.25 per direct deposit; PayPal 1% (at least $0.25, at most $20) |
In Patreon's iOS app, Apple's 30% App Store fee applies instead of processing. Pages from before August 4, 2025 can keep older processing rates, while the calculator uses today's standard ones.
An example
A $5 tier with 120 members, a $15 tier with 30 and a $50 tier with 5, on the Standard plan in US dollars:
| Line | A month |
|---|---|
| Members pay | $1,300 |
| Platform fee (10%) | −$130 |
| Payment processing | −$84.20 |
| Payout (direct deposit) | −$0.25 |
| You take home | $1,086 |
The $0.30 on every payment weighs most on cheap tiers: on the $5 tier it's 6% of the price, on the $50 tier under 1%.
How to set tiers that pay
- Keep the entry tier simple, and put the most value in the middle tier.
- Price the top tier for the few who want more: access, calls or early work.
- Promise what you can deliver every month, and nothing more.
- Plan the tiers as steps with the value ladder generator, then run the numbers here.
Patreon Money Calculator FAQs
Questions about the Patreon money calculator? Here's what to know.
A Patreon money calculator works out what your tiers earn after Patreon's platform fee, payment processing and payout fees.
On the Standard plan, 10% of what members pay, for pages published after August 4, 2025.
Payment processing and a payout fee come on top.
In US dollars, 2.9% + $0.30 per payment.
Other currencies cost more, like 3.4% + €0.35 in euros.
Pages from before August 4, 2025 can keep Pro at 8%, Pro + Merch at 11% or Founders at 5%.
New creators get the Standard plan at 10%.
In the US, $0.25 per direct deposit, or 1% by PayPal with a $0.25 minimum and a $20 maximum.
Yes, Apple's 30% App Store fee applies to purchases in Patreon's iOS app, where Patreon adds no processing fee.
Yes, it's free, with no sign-up.
Your numbers are saved in your browser, so they're there when you come back.
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I did. I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the Patreon money calculator as one of my free tools on navid.me.
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