PayPal fee calculator
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US · USD
Example — change any value to use your own.
More: international
- Fee 2.99%
- $3.29
- Total fees
- $3.29
- You keep
- $106.71
- Profit
- $73.71
- Margin
- 67.01%
Estimate — check current rates.
Rates checked 2026-11-01 · PayPal ↗
Not affiliated with PayPal. Estimates for the options shown.
How it works
Choose “I charge” or “I want to receive”.
Pick the payment type your buyer uses.
Read the fee and what you keep, or the amount to ask for.
Tips
Goods & services payments have no fixed fee.
Tick International when the buyer’s account is outside the US.
Add your costs to see profit and margin.
FAQ
- How is the amount to ask for worked out?
- It is the smallest amount whose fee, rounded to the cent, leaves you the amount you want.
- Are friends and family transfers covered?
- No. This covers payments for goods and services.
- Is currency conversion included?
- No. Live currency conversion is not included.
- Where do the rates come from?
- From PayPal’s US business fee page; the date is shown under the result.