The "order total" on your Etsy dashboard is not what lands in your bank account. Etsy charges a 6.5% transaction fee on the total sale price (including shipping), plus a separate $0.20 listing fee per item (charged again every time a listing renews or auto-renews), plus payment processing fees (typically around 3% + a small fixed fee, varying by country). Sellers who only mentally track the headline 6.5% number are consistently surprised by how much smaller their actual deposit is once listing renewals and processing costs stack on top.
💡 Why Your Etsy Take-Home Pay Matters More Than Your Order Total
Etsy's Shop Manager shows you an "order total," and it's easy to assume that number, minus roughly 6.5%, is what you keep. It isn't. A seller with $2,000 in monthly Etsy sales loses roughly $140 to the transaction fee alone — before listing fees, payment processing, and shipping or materials costs are even factored in.
Who This Etsy Take-Home Pay Calculator Is For
This tool is built for Etsy shop owners who want to know what a sale actually nets after the transaction fee, listing fees, and payment processing — not just the transaction fee everyone quotes.
How To Use This Etsy Take-Home Pay Calculator
Step 1: Enter your monthly gross revenue.
Step 2: Choose your currency.
Step 3: Toggle currency conversion on or off.
Step 4: Toggle the payment processing fee on or off.
Step 5: Review your breakdown and switch between day, week, month, and year.
Frequently Asked Questions
QWhat fees does Etsy charge sellers?
Etsy charges a 6.5% transaction fee on the total sale price including shipping, a $0.20 listing fee per item that recurs on renewal, and a separate payment processing fee (3% + $0.25 per order for US sellers; rates vary by country).
QDoes Etsy's 6.5% transaction fee include shipping?
Yes. Etsy's transaction fee applies to the total sale price, which includes the shipping amount the buyer pays, not just the item price.