Patreon Tier Pricing Calculator
Work backward from a monthly net-income goal to the average tier price needed after platform and processing fees. Current Standard is 10% for pages published after August 4, 2025. Eligible legacy creators should enter the rate confirmed in Patreon Plan Details. Processing is separate and varies by payout currency, payment method, and member location, so use the editable values that match your account.
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Set a price for your Patreon offer that covers the costs in this model and supports the target contribution you need. It covers Solve for a Patreon tier price after the 10% Current Standard platform fee or a confirmed eligible legacy rate and editable processing assumptions.
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Inputs
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Income goal
Monthly take-home goal after the modeled platform and processing fees.
Audience
Expected patrons paying the average tier price in the modeled month.
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.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Required average tier price for goal
$15.65
Average price per patron needed to reach the monthly net goal.
Gross monthly at required price
$2,347.88
Estimated patrons × required average price.
Total fees at required price
$347.88
Platform fee plus processing at the solved price.
Starter tier suggestion
$9.00
A lower-price starting point at 0.6× the required average.
Core tier suggestion
$16.00
The required average tier price, rounded to a whole unit.
Premium tier suggestion
$28.00
A higher-price starting point at 1.8× the required average.
Annual net at required goal
$24,000.00
Monthly net goal multiplied by 12.
Effective fee rate at required price
14.8%
Modeled fees as a share of gross at the solved price.
What this means
With 150 patrons, an average tier price of $15.65 is estimated to reach $2,000.00 net monthly. Gross is $2,347.88, total fees are $347.88, and the net check is $2,000.00. The Current Standard platform rate is 10.0%. Suggested price points are $9.00 starter, $16.00 core, and $28.00 premium. The annual goal equivalent is $24,000.00.
Three tier menu at target
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Fees at required$347.8814.8%
- Net to you$2,000.0085.2%
Total $2,347.88 · 2 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Desired net monthly
- $2,000.00
- Estimated patrons
- 150
- Per-patron net needed
- $13.33
- Platform fee rate
- 10.0%
- Processing percentage
- 2.9%
- Fixed fee per charge
- $0.30
- Net factor after percentages
- 87.1%
- Required tier price
- $15.65
- Gross at required price
- $2,347.88
- Platform fee at required price
- $234.79
- Processing at required price
- $113.09
- Total fees at required price
- $347.88
- Net check
- $2,000.00
- Starter tier
- $9.00
- Core tier
- $16.00
- Premium tier
- $28.00
- Annual net goal equivalent
- $24,000.00
Assumptions used
- �� Net factor: 1 − 10.0% platform − 2.9% processing = 87.1%
- • Per-patron net goal: $13.33 + fixed $0.30 = $13.63
- • Required price: $13.63 ÷ 87.1% = $15.65
- • Fixed processing assumes one successful charge per patron in the modeled month.
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Generated 10/26/2026, 7:52:39 PM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Desired net monthly income: 2000
- Estimated paying patrons: 150
- Platform fee basis: standard
- Confirmed legacy platform fee %:
- Payment processing %: 2.9
- Fixed fee per successful charge: 0.3
Results
- Desired net monthly: $2,000.00
- Estimated patrons: 150
- Per-patron net needed: $13.33
- Platform fee rate: 10.0%
- Processing percentage: 2.9%
- Fixed fee per charge: $0.30
- Net factor after percentages: 87.1%
- Required tier price: $15.65
- Gross at required price: $2,347.88
- Platform fee at required price: $234.79
- Processing at required price: $113.09
- Total fees at required price: $347.88
- Net check: $2,000.00
- Starter tier: $9.00
- Core tier: $16.00
- Premium tier: $28.00
- Annual net goal equivalent: $24,000.00
Interpretation
With 150 patrons, an average tier price of $15.65 is estimated to reach $2,000.00 net monthly. Gross is $2,347.88, total fees are $347.88, and the net check is $2,000.00. The Current Standard platform rate is 10.0%. Suggested price points are $9.00 starter, $16.00 core, and $28.00 premium. The annual goal equivalent is $24,000.00.
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
- 1Use a 10% platform rate for Current Standard or the confirmed entered rate for Eligible Legacy.
- 2Calculate the net factor as 1 − platform rate − processing percentage.
- 3Add the fixed processing amount to the per-patron net goal, then divide by the net factor to solve for the average tier price.
- 4The calculation assumes one successful charge per patron in the modeled month.
- 5If 1% or less remains before the fixed charge, mark the required price and tier suggestions as not calculated because the result is unstable or infeasible.
- 6Create starter, core, and premium suggestions from 0.6×, 1×, and 1.8× of the solved average price.
Formulas
- Net = patrons × price × (1 − platform% − processing%) − patrons × fixed fee = desired net
- Price = (desired net ÷ patrons + fixed fee) ÷ (1 − platform% − processing%)
- Use 10% platform% for Current Standard or the confirmed legacy rate
- Net factor must be greater than 1% to return a price
- Starter = price × 0.6; Core = price; Premium = price × 1.8, rounded to whole currency units
- Annual goal equivalent = desired monthly net × 12
Important assumptions
- Current Standard platform fee is 10%; Eligible Legacy uses the confirmed account rate entered from Patreon Plan Details.
- Platform and payment-processing fees are separate. The 2.9% + $0.30 defaults are a USD example for applicable methods, not a universal Patreon rate.
- Processing varies by payout currency, payment method, and member location. Enter the values that match your account and payment mix.
- The fixed processing fee assumes one successful charge per patron in the modeled month.
- The price solve uses a monthly model and does not model annual billing timing or changes in the number of successful charges.
- Starter, core, and premium suggestions use 0.6×, 1×, and 1.8× of the solved average price, with whole-dollar rounding for the suggested tiers.
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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
$2,000 monthly net goal with 150 patrons
Desired net $2,000, estimated 150 patrons, Current Standard at 10%, and the USD example processing inputs of 2.9% + $0.30 for applicable methods.
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