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Payment-fee calculator

For PayPal and other payment services: deduct a fee or determine the payment required for a desired net receipt.

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Calculate a payment fee and target amount

  1. Choose whether to deduct the fee from a payment or calculate the payment needed for a desired net receipt.

  2. Enter the percentage and fixed fee from your current provider tariff.

  3. The calculator separates the payment amount, fee and remaining net receipt.

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Enter values

Deduct fee starts with the payment amount. Target net amount works backwards to calculate what the customer would need to pay.

Depending on the direction, the existing payment amount or the desired amount after fees.

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The percentage part of the fee according to the payment service's current tariff.

A fixed amount charged in addition for each payment.

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If you need a bespoke version

You can keep using this free tool as it is. If you need a bespoke version with your own rules, data or workflows for a website, shop or internal process, I can build it for you – for example with B2B pricing and customer groups, custom fee or discount logic, and WooCommerce extensions.

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How this tool calculates

Fee models change, so the percentage and fixed fee remain visible and freely editable.

Your inputs and results remain on your device. Reloading the page restores the default values.

Terms used in this calculation

Variable fee
A fee whose amount depends on the payment amount.
Fixed fee
A fixed amount per payment, regardless of its size.
Net receipt
The amount remaining after payment fees are deducted.

Frequently asked questions

Are the preset fees always current?

No. Payment providers change their tariffs. Check the percentage and fixed fee in your contract and adjust the fields.

Can I use this for providers other than PayPal?

Yes, when their fee consists of a percentage and a fixed amount.