PayPal Fee Calculator
Find what you receive after PayPal's percentage and fixed fee, and what to charge to receive a set amount.
Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.
Enter the payment and your fee rate.
Show the working
- fee = amount × rate + fixed fee
How to use it
Enter the payment and your fee rate.
Enter amounts without commas or with them; rates are percentages (5 for 5%). Negative amounts are allowed where a sign means money paid out.
Key facts
fee = amount × rate + fixed fee; to receive N, charge (N + fixed) ÷ (1 − rate)
Questions
What does PayPal take from $50 at 2.9% + $0.30?
$1.75, leaving $48.25.
Formulas
fee = amount × rate + fixed fee; to receive N, charge (N + fixed) ÷ (1 − rate)
Sources
Limitations
- Results are estimates for planning, not offers or financial advice; lenders and banks may round, count days or time payments differently.
- Rates are nominal annual rates compounded as you choose; payments at a different frequency use the equivalent periodic rate.