Patreon Earnings Calculator
Patreon takes a platform cut depending on your plan — Lite 5%, Pro 8%, Premium 12% — plus payment processing around 2.9% + $0.30 per pledge. Enter your number of patrons and average pledge, select your Patreon plan, and see gross monthly earnings, platform fee amount, processing fees, total fees, net monthly earnings, and projected annual earnings.
Instant calculations · Editable fee assumptions · Export-ready results
Inputs
Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.
Audience
Active paying patrons this month.
Average tier price / pledge amount per patron.
Patreon fees
Your current Patreon pricing plan.
Processing
Card processing percent, typically 2.9%.
Fixed fee per successful pledge, typically $0.30.
Adjustments
If you offer 10% off annual, enter 10. Reduces gross for annual members.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Gross monthly earnings
$960.00
Patrons × average pledge before any fees.
Patreon platform fee
$76.80
Plan percent of gross.
Payment processing fees
$63.84
Processing percent of gross plus fixed per patron.
Total fees
$140.64
Platform fee + processing.
Net monthly earnings
$819.36
Gross minus all Patreon fees.
Projected annual earnings
$9,832.32
Net monthly ×12.
Effective fee rate
14.6%
Total fees as percent of gross.
Net per patron
$6.83
Net monthly divided by patrons.
What this means
Gross $960.00 monthly from 120 patrons at $8.00 avg. Fees $140.64 (platform $76.80 + processing $63.84), net $819.36 monthly $9832.32 annually, $6.83 per patron, effective 14.6%.
Patreon earnings breakdown
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Platform fee$76.808.0%
- Processing$63.846.6%
- Net earnings$819.3685.4%
Total $960.00 · 3 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Total patrons
- 120
- Average pledge
- $8.00
- Discount multiplier
- 100.0%
- Gross monthly
- $960.00
- Plan percent
- 8.0%
- Platform fee
- $76.80
- Processing fee
- $63.84
- Total fees
- $140.64
- Net monthly
- $819.36
- Net annual
- $9,832.32
- Effective fee rate
- 14.6%
- Net per patron
- $6.83
Assumptions used
- • Gross 120×$8.00×100% = $960.00
- • Platform 8%×$960.00=$76.80
- • Processing $960.00×2.9%+120×$0.30=$63.84
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Patreon Earnings Calculator
Generated 7/30/2026, 5:17:31 AM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Total patrons: 120
- Average pledge per patron: 8
- Patreon plan: pro
- Payment processing %: 2.9
- Processing fixed per patron: 0.3
- Annual plan discount you offer %: 0
Results
- Total patrons: 120
- Average pledge: $8.00
- Discount multiplier: 100.0%
- Gross monthly: $960.00
- Plan percent: 8.0%
- Platform fee: $76.80
- Processing fee: $63.84
- Total fees: $140.64
- Net monthly: $819.36
- Net annual: $9,832.32
- Effective fee rate: 14.6%
- Net per patron: $6.83
Interpretation
Gross $960.00 monthly from 120 patrons at $8.00 avg. Fees $140.64 (platform $76.80 + processing $63.84), net $819.36 monthly $9832.32 annually, $6.83 per patron, effective 14.6%.
How it works
Methodology & formulas
This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.
Calculation steps
- 1Calculate grossEarnings as totalPatrons × averagePledge × (1 − annualDiscount%) when discount applies to average pledge
- 2Determine plan percent from selected Patreon plan
- 3Calculate platform fee as gross × planPercent
- 4Calculate processing as gross × processingPercent + totalPatrons × fixed
- 5Total fees = platform + processing
- 6Net monthly = gross − totalFees
- 7Net annual = netMonthly ×12
- 8Effective fee rate = totalFees ÷ gross ×100
Formulas
- Gross = patrons × avgPledge × (1−annualDiscount%)
- PlatformFee = gross × plan%
- Processing = gross × proc% + patrons×fixed
- TotalFees = platform + processing
- NetMonthly = gross − totalFees
- NetAnnual = netMonthly ×12
- Effective% = totalFees ÷ gross ×100
Important assumptions
- Gross earnings = totalPatrons × averagePledge × (1 − annualDiscountPercent when annual members exist? Simplified: if annual discount >0, effective gross multiplied by 1−discount/100)
- Platform fee = gross × planPercent (5% Lite, 8% Pro, 12% Premium)
- Processing fee = gross × processingPercent + totalPatrons × processingFixed
- Total fees = platformFee + processingFee
- Net monthly = gross − totalFees
- Net annual = netMonthly ×12
- Does not include taxes, payout fees, or declined pledges — reduce patron count by decline rate if needed
Worked example
120 patrons at $8 average on Pro
Total 120 patrons, $8 average pledge, Pro 8% plan, processing 2.9% + $0.30, no annual discount
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