What Is This Tool?
The Patreon Earnings Calculator estimates gross and net monthly and yearly income from your number of patrons and average pledge after platform and payment processing fees.
What Can You Do With It?
Plan membership tiers. Estimate take-home income from a patron goal. Compare platform fee levels.
How Does It Work?
Gross = patrons × average pledge. Fees = gross × (platform % + processing %) + patrons × fixed fee per pledge. Net monthly = gross − fees. Net yearly = net monthly × 12.
Key Benefits
Includes the fixed per-pledge fee, which matters for small pledges. Shows yearly net income for planning. Instant results with no sign-up.
Limitations and Important Notes
Patreon fee rates depend on your plan and join date, and payment fees vary by currency and pledge size. Enter your own rates. Declined payments and taxes such as VAT are not included.
Privacy and Security
The numbers you enter in the Patreon Earnings Calculator (number of patrons, average pledge, platform fee and so on) are calculated in your browser. They are not sent to or saved on Usekit servers, and they disappear when you close the page.
Real-World Example
Inputs: Number of patrons = 200; Average pledge = 5; Platform fee = 8; Payment processing = 2.9; Processing per pledge = 0.3. Results: Gross monthly = $1,000.00; Total fees = $169.00; Net monthly = $831.00; Net yearly = $9,972.00.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do small pledges lose more to fees?
The fixed per-pledge fee is the same on a $1 and a $20 pledge, so it takes a larger share of small pledges.
What platform fee should I use?
Use the percentage shown for your plan in your Patreon settings.
Is income tax included?
No. Results are before income tax.
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How to use this tool
- Replace the sample values with your own numbers.
- Adjust any options; the results update as you type.
- Read your results and any notes shown below the inputs.