Etsy Fees by Sale Price
Etsy's fee schedule is written in percentages, but two of the four charges are fixed in dollars — $0.20 for the listing and $0.25 of the payment fee. That $0.45 is charged on a $5 sale and a $500 sale alike, which is why the effective rate falls as your price rises. Pick your price point.
| Sale price | Etsy fees | Effective rate | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5 sale | $0.93 | 18.6% | $4.07 |
| $8 sale | $1.21 | 15.1% | $6.79 |
| $10 sale | $1.40 | 14.0% | $8.60 |
| $12 sale | $1.59 | 13.3% | $10.41 |
| $15 sale | $1.88 | 12.5% | $13.12 |
| $18 sale | $2.16 | 12.0% | $15.84 |
| $20 sale | $2.35 | 11.8% | $17.65 |
| $22 sale | $2.54 | 11.5% | $19.46 |
| $25 sale | $2.83 | 11.3% | $22.17 |
| $28 sale | $3.11 | 11.1% | $24.89 |
| $30 sale | $3.30 | 11.0% | $26.70 |
| $35 sale | $3.78 | 10.8% | $31.22 |
| $40 sale | $4.25 | 10.6% | $35.75 |
| $45 sale | $4.73 | 10.5% | $40.27 |
| $50 sale | $5.20 | 10.4% | $44.80 |
| $55 sale | $5.68 | 10.3% | $49.32 |
| $60 sale | $6.15 | 10.3% | $53.85 |
| $65 sale | $6.63 | 10.2% | $58.37 |
| $70 sale | $7.10 | 10.1% | $62.90 |
| $75 sale | $7.58 | 10.1% | $67.42 |
| $80 sale | $8.05 | 10.1% | $71.95 |
| $90 sale | $9.00 | 10.0% | $81.00 |
| $100 sale | $9.95 | 10.0% | $90.05 |
| $120 sale | $11.85 | 9.9% | $108.15 |
| $150 sale | $14.70 | 9.8% | $135.30 |
| $175 sale | $17.08 | 9.8% | $157.92 |
| $200 sale | $19.45 | 9.7% | $180.55 |
| $250 sale | $24.20 | 9.7% | $225.80 |
| $300 sale | $28.95 | 9.7% | $271.05 |
| $500 sale | $47.95 | 9.6% | $452.05 |
US seller, no shipping charged to the buyer, no Offsite Ads attribution. Change any assumption on an individual page.
Why the rate moves
The percentage side of Etsy's fees is fixed: 6.5% transaction plus 3% payment for a US seller, so 9.5% of whatever the order is worth. The dollar side is $0.45 no matter what. Divide $0.45 by the price and you get the extra rate you are paying for being small — 9 points on a $5 sale, 1.5 points on a $30 sale, 0.3 points on a $150 sale.
That single mechanic explains most of the arithmetic on this site: why bundling helps cheap items, why discounting hurts them more, and why the fee stops being the interesting problem once you are selling above about $45.