PatreonFee Calculator

As of November 2026, Patreon takes two fees from each payment: a platform fee for your plan, and a payment processing fee.

• Platform fee: 10% for pages launched after 4 August 2025. Older pages keep their plan, such as Pro at 8%.
• Processing: 2.9% + $0.30 for US payments in US dollars by card, PayPal or Venmo. PayPal from outside the US is 3.9% + $0.30.
• Currency conversion: 2.5% when a patron pays in a currency different from your payouts.
• Payouts: $0.25 per direct deposit in the US, or 1% for PayPal, with a $20 cap.

Fee = price × (10% + 2.9%) + $0.30. On a $5 membership that's $0.65 + $0.30 = $0.95, so you keep $4.05. On $10 you keep $8.41.

To receive an exact amount: charge = (amount you want + $0.30) ÷ (1 − 0.129). To keep $10 a patron, charge $11.83.

The $0.30 processing fee is the same on every payment, so it weighs most on cheap tiers. A $3 tier loses 23% to fees, while a $10 tier loses about 16%. Fewer, slightly higher tiers, or annual memberships, keep more of each patron's money.

On the standard plan, Patreon uses the same processing rate for every payment, whatever the price. Some older plans have a separate rate for payments of $3 or less, so check your plan in your settings.

With a payment processor alone you'd pay about 2.9% + $0.30, but you'd also handle the posts, access, tax and checkout yourself. Patreon's platform fee pays for all of that and its app. As you grow, compare a year of Patreon fees with platforms that charge a monthly fee and no cut.