Etsy Profit Calculator
See your real take-home after Etsy's fees and your own costs — before you price. Enter your numbers and watch net profit and margin update instantly.
Your numbers
Postage, mailers, and packaging eat into physical-product margins fast — enter both what you charge and what it actually costs you. Digital sellers can leave shipping at 0.
Your take-home
What it does
Adds up every fee Etsy takes — the $0.20 listing fee, the 6.5% transaction fee on item + shipping, payment processing (3% + $0.25), and the 15% offsite ads fee when it applies — then subtracts your own material and shipping costs to show your real net profit and margin. For physical and POD sellers, those material and shipping costs are usually the biggest line; for digital sellers they're zero.
Why it matters
Most sellers price by gut and discover the fees later. Between Etsy's cut and your own supply and postage costs, a $24 sale can leave you with single-digit profit once offsite ads hit. Knowing your true take-home before you set a price is the difference between a hobby that loses money and a shop that scales.
FAQ
What fees does Etsy charge sellers?
Etsy charges a $0.20 listing fee per item, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping you charge, and a payment processing fee (about 3% + $0.25 in the US). If a sale comes from Offsite Ads, Etsy adds a 12-15% advertising fee on that order. This calculator adds them all up so you see your real take-home.
How do I calculate Etsy profit?
Profit = what the buyer pays you (item + shipping) minus Etsy's fees (listing + transaction + payment processing + any offsite ads) minus your own costs (materials and actual shipping). Enter those numbers above and we compute net profit and margin instantly.
Does this account for material and shipping costs?
Yes — that's the whole point for physical sellers. Enter what your materials cost per item (leather, yarn, blank tees, candle wax, packaging) and what you actually pay to ship it. We subtract both from your take-home so the margin you see is the margin you keep, not the gross.
Does this work for digital downloads?
Yes. If you sell printables or digital files, just leave material cost and shipping at 0 — your only deductions are Etsy's listing, transaction, and payment processing fees (plus offsite ads if applicable). You'll see exactly what percentage Etsy keeps.
What's a healthy Etsy profit margin?
It varies by category, but many sellers aim for at least 40-50% margin on handmade and print-on-demand, and 70%+ on digital downloads (which have near-zero per-unit cost). If your margin is thin, raising visibility with better SEO usually beats cutting price — that's what our AI tools are for.