Patreon Earnings Calculator
Estimate what remains from monthly Patreon pledges after the platform fee and payment processing. Current Standard is 10% for creator pages published after August 4, 2025. Eligible legacy pricing is account-specific, so enter the rate shown in Patreon Plan Details. Processing is separate, varies by payout currency, payment method, and member location, and stays editable here.
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Compare what remains from your Patreon sales after the costs and fees you enter, then test a conservative and target scenario. It covers monthly Patreon take-home after the 10% Current Standard platform fee or your confirmed eligible legacy rate, plus editable processing assumptions.
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Inputs
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Audience
Active paying patrons in the modeled month. The fixed processing fee assumes one successful charge per patron.
Average tier price or pledge amount per patron before the annual discount adjustment.
Patreon fees
Current Standard is 10% for pages published after August 4, 2025. Eligible Legacy applies only to pages published on or before that date that have remained continuously published. Unpublishing and republishing moves a page to Standard. Confirm your rate in Patreon Plan Details.
Processing
Prefilled with the 2.9% USD example for applicable payment methods only. Processing varies by payout currency, payment method, and member location. Enter the rate for your Patreon account and payment mix.
Prefilled with the $0.30 USD example for applicable methods only. The monthly model assumes one successful charge per patron. Change this amount to match your account.
Adjustments
Enter a discount such as 10% to reduce the modeled average pledge. This calculator keeps the estimate monthly.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Gross monthly earnings
$960.00
Patrons × average pledge after the modeled discount.
Patreon platform fee
$96.00
Selected platform rate applied to gross.
Payment processing fees
$63.84
Entered processing percentage plus one fixed charge per patron.
Total fees
$159.84
Platform fee plus payment processing.
Net monthly earnings
$800.16
Gross minus the modeled platform and processing fees.
Projected annual earnings
$9,601.92
Net monthly estimate multiplied by 12.
Effective fee rate
16.7%
Total modeled fees as a share of gross.
Net per patron
$6.67
Net monthly earnings divided by patrons.
What this means
Gross is $960.00 for 120 patrons at an average $8.00 pledge. The Current Standard platform fee is $96.00 and processing is $63.84. Estimated net is $800.16 monthly, $9,601.92 annualized, or $6.67 per patron. The effective fee rate is 16.7%.
Patreon earnings breakdown
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Platform fee$96.0010.0%
- Processing$63.846.6%
- Net earnings$800.1683.4%
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
- Platform fee rate
- 10.0%
- Platform fee
- $96.00
- Processing fee
- $63.84
- Total fees
- $159.84
- Net monthly
- $800.16
- Net annualized
- $9,601.92
- Effective fee rate
- 16.7%
- Net per patron
- $6.67
Assumptions used
- • Gross: 120 × $8.00 × 100% = $960.00
- • Platform: Current Standard at 10.0% = $96.00
- • Processing: $960.00 × 2.9% + 120 × $0.30 = $63.84
- • The fixed processing amount is counted once per patron for one successful charge in the modeled month.
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Generated 10/26/2026, 7:51:58 PM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Total patrons: 120
- Average pledge per patron: 8
- Platform fee basis: standard
- Confirmed legacy platform fee %:
- Payment processing %: 2.9
- Fixed fee per successful charge: 0.3
- Annual plan discount you offer %: 0
Results
- Total patrons: 120
- Average pledge: $8.00
- Discount multiplier: 100.0%
- Gross monthly: $960.00
- Platform fee rate: 10.0%
- Platform fee: $96.00
- Processing fee: $63.84
- Total fees: $159.84
- Net monthly: $800.16
- Net annualized: $9,601.92
- Effective fee rate: 16.7%
- Net per patron: $6.67
Interpretation
Gross is $960.00 for 120 patrons at an average $8.00 pledge. The Current Standard platform fee is $96.00 and processing is $63.84. Estimated net is $800.16 monthly, $9,601.92 annualized, or $6.67 per patron. The effective fee rate is 16.7%.
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 monthly gross as patrons × average pledge × (1 − annual discount percentage).
- 2Use a 10% platform rate for Current Standard or the confirmed entered rate for Eligible Legacy.
- 3Calculate the platform fee as gross × selected platform rate.
- 4Calculate processing separately as gross × processing percentage + patrons × fixed charge, assuming one successful monthly charge per patron.
- 5Subtract platform and processing fees from gross to estimate monthly net, then multiply by 12 for the annual projection.
- 6Divide total fees by gross to estimate the effective fee rate when gross is above zero.
Formulas
- Gross = patrons × average pledge × (1 − annual discount%)
- PlatformFee = gross × 10% (Current Standard) or confirmed legacy rate
- Processing = gross × processing% + patrons × fixed fee (one successful monthly charge per patron)
- TotalFees = platform fee + processing
- NetMonthly = gross − total fees
- NetAnnual = net monthly × 12
- EffectiveFee% = total fees ÷ gross × 100
Important assumptions
- Current Standard platform fee is 10%; Eligible Legacy uses the confirmed account rate entered from Patreon Plan Details.
- Platform fees and payment-processing fees are separate charges in this estimate.
- Processing is gross × entered percentage + patrons × entered fixed fee. The fixed-fee model assumes one successful charge per patron in the modeled month.
- The 2.9% + $0.30 defaults are a USD example for applicable payment methods, not a universal Patreon processing rate. Rates vary by payout currency, payment method, and member location.
- An annual discount reduces the modeled average pledge. Results remain monthly, with the monthly net multiplied by 12 for the annual projection.
- Taxes, payout fees, declined pledges, and other costs are not included.
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Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
120 patrons at an $8 average pledge, Current Standard
120 patrons, $8 average pledge, Current Standard at 10%, USD example processing inputs of 2.9% + $0.30 for applicable methods, no annual discount.
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