Whatnot Fee Calculator: US Commission and Payout
Estimate Whatnot US fees and payout with your locked commission rate. Separate item revenue from buyer shipping and tax.
By Marginory teamContent reviewed
Since September 21, 2026, category rates can decrease by sales tier. Enter the rate currently shown in Seller Hub; rates reset every 28 days and are not recalculated from this month's forecast.
Included in the processing fee base
Included in the processing fee base
0 if selling from your own inventory
Buyer-paid shipping and tax are not seller revenue.
Your payout
Monthly (20 sales)
Two fees, two different bases
Commission uses the item price and your applicable commission rate. Payment processing uses item price plus buyer-paid shipping and tax, at the US reference 2.9% plus $0.30. Buyer shipping and tax can increase processing without becoming seller income.
The category buttons load standard reference rates: most categories start at 8%, including Electronics; Coins & Money starts at 4%. Enter the commission rate shown in Seller Hub if your tier or eligibility changes it. Category selection alone does not identify your account tier.
Use the locked rate for the current period
Whatnot introduced tiered US commission on September 21, 2026. Qualifying completed-sales volume is measured over a 28-day period and the resulting tier is locked for the following period. Different category groups have different schedules. Monthly order count in this calculator does not assign a tier.
Enter the rate that applies now, then use a separate scenario for another confirmed rate. The model does not predict future eligibility or assume that pending sales count. Check Whatnot commission and processing fees, reviewed September 30, 2026.
Example: shipping and tax are not payout
A hypothetical $50 item with $5 buyer-paid shipping and $4 tax has a $59 processing base. At an entered 8% commission, commission is $4 and processing is $2.011, displayed as $2.01. Modeled seller payout is $50 minus those charges, or $43.99, before item cost and shipping subsidies.
If you paid $20 for the item and subsidized $2 shipping, contribution is $21.99. Adding the buyer shipping and tax to payout would overstate the amount available to you by $9. The result separates those amounts so you can reconcile a payout report.
Payout and sourcing contribution
Payout is after modeled platform charges. Contribution also deducts the item cost and seller-paid shipping subsidy. The monthly scenario multiplies the entered contribution by your assumed order count; it does not subtract unentered show costs, packaging, staff, returns or income tax.
Record the final sold price, rate and any fee adjustment from the order receipt. Bundled shipping can change the actual processing base. Use the final amounts for the relevant order rather than treating a listing price or a show total as one order.
Compare platforms with the same costs
The resale comparison helps compare modeled contribution under matched costs. A lower commission does not establish higher demand or a better realized selling price. For a different eBay category schedule, use the eBay fee calculator.
Promotional exceptions, refund credits and cross-border charges are outside this tool. Reconcile account-specific adjustments from Seller Hub before treating the estimate as the final payout.
Review the market, fee bases and exclusions shown with this tool. Published rates and illustrative cost inputs have different certainty. Compare your breakdown with an actual order statement. Sources and methodology.