Platform Fee Calculator

Upwork and Fiverr take a cut of every contract, and payment processors add more on top. Enter what the client pays and see what actually lands in your pocket — plus how much you need to charge to keep a target take-home.

Client pays ($)

Platform fee (%)Upwork 10 · Fiverr 20

Processing fee (%)typically 2–3%

You keep

$871.00

$1,000 − 10% platform − 2.9% processing = $871.00

Current market cuts

Platform	Freelancer fee	Notes
Upwork	10%	flat on most contracts today
Fiverr	20%	per order, before processing
PayPal / cards	≈2.9% + fixed	when the platform passes it on

Fees change. Treat these as planning defaults, not guarantees — check the platform's current terms before pricing a contract.

Pricing tip

If your target take-home is $900 and total fees are 12.9%, quote ≈ $1,033 — set the amount field to that and the calculator confirms the take-home. Never round a quote down "to be nice"; you're the one paying the fees.