Patreon fee calculator

Enter your members and price. See what Patreon takes, and what you keep.

Members pay: $1,000.00$12,000.00 a year
Fees on Patreon: $159.25$1,911.00 a year
You get on Patreon: $840.75$10,089.00 a year

On Patreon

Where the $159.25 a month in fees goes.

Fee	A month	A year
Platform fee10% of what members pay	$100.00	$1,200.00
Payment processing2.9% + $0.30 a payment	$59.00	$708.00
Currency conversionNone in your payout currency	$0.00	$0.00
Apple’s App Store feeNo one joined in the app	$0.00	$0.00
Payout fee$0.25 for one payout a month	$0.25	$3.00
Fees	$159.25	$1,911.00
You get	$840.75	$10,089.00

On Drate

The same 100 members at $10.00 a month, paid through your own Stripe.

Fee, a month	Pro	Free
Drate’s fee$12 a month on Pro, 5% of sales on Free	$12.00	$50.00
Card processingStripe, 2.9% + $0.30 a payment	$59.00	$59.00
International cardsNone on US cards	$0.00	$0.00
Currency conversionNone in your payout currency	$0.00	$0.00
Stripe Billing0.7% of recurring payments	$7.00	$7.00
Fees a month	$78.00	$116.00
You get a month	$922.00	$884.00
You get a year	$11,064.00	$10,608.00

Every member pays the average price once a month, and you cash out once a month. Tax, refunds and Apple’s lower rate after a member’s first year aren’t included.

How Patreon’s fees work.

The 10% is only the first one. Here’s each fee, and what it costs.

Platform fee: 10%
New pages pay 10% of what members pay. Pages published on or before August 4, 2025 keep their old plan: 5% on Founders, 8% on Pro or 11% on Pro + Merch. If the page is ever unpublished, it moves to 10%.
Payment processing: 2.9% + $0.30
Taken from every card or US PayPal payment, and 3.9% + $0.30 from PayPal outside the US. On older plans, payments of $3 or less cost 5% + $0.10 instead. The $0.30 hits small tiers hardest: a $3 tier leaves you $2.31.
Currency conversion: 2.5%
Taken when a member pays in a different currency from your payout currency. There’s no fee when they pay in your currency.
Payout fee: from $0.25
Taken each time you cash out. A US direct deposit costs $0.25. PayPal takes 1%, from $0.25 to $20, with a $10 minimum. Payoneer costs $1, with a $25 minimum.
Apple’s cut: 30%
Taken from purchases in Patreon’s iPhone app, and 15% after a member’s first year. By default Patreon raises app prices by about 43% to cover it, so fans pay more. Fans in the US can pick web checkout and skip it.

Questions.

Every answer comes from Patreon’s own help pages.

How much does Patreon take?

New creators pay 10% of what members pay. Card processing adds 2.9% + $0.30 a payment, currency conversion adds 2.5% when a member pays in another currency, and you pay a small fee each time you cash out.

How much do I keep from a $10 membership?

$8.41, on the standard plan with a member paying by US card. Patreon’s 10% is $1.00 and processing is $0.59. If the member pays in another currency, you keep about $8.16.

Does Patreon take 8% or 10%?

It depends on when your page was published. Pages published after August 4, 2025 pay 10%. Older pages keep their plan: 5% on Founders, 8% on Pro or 11% on Pro + Merch, unless the page is ever unpublished.

Is there a fee to cash out?

Yes. A US direct deposit costs $0.25 a payout. PayPal costs 1%, at least $0.25 and at most $20, with a $10 minimum. Payoneer costs $1.00, with a $25 minimum.

Why do fans pay more in the iPhone app?

Apple takes 30% of purchases in Patreon’s iPhone app, or 15% after a member’s first year. By default Patreon raises app prices by about 43% to cover it. Fans in the US can pick web checkout in the app and pay the normal price.

Sources

Patreon’s rates as its help center listed them on October 5, 2026, and Stripe’s US standard pricing. They change, so check the latest before you decide.