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PayPal Fee Calculator

When you receive invoice payments through PayPal, you’re charged transaction fees. Use this calculator to easily determine PayPal’s fee and what you should charge to account for it.

Enter an amount to calculate the applicable PayPal fees
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What is a PayPal Fee Calculator?

When using PayPal to invoice your clients and collect payment, certain fees will accrue based on the payment type, currency, and payment method. It can be difficult to accurately calculate these fees before sending an invoice. Using our PayPal fee calculator, you can determine how much to bill your client to account for the transactions fees, so you don’t end up footing the bill.

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How Much Are PayPal Fees?

The most common PayPal fee is 3.49% + $0.49 per transaction, which this tool can be used to calculate with ease. For other PayPal fees, refer to the following table (current as of October 31, 2022):

 

Payment Type

Percentage

Fixed Fee (USD*)

Standard Invoicing 3.49% $0.49
PayPal Checkout/Guest Checkout 3.49% $0.49
QR Code ($10 and below) 2.40% $0.05
QR Code ($10.01 and above) 1.90% $0.10
QR Code (via third party integrator) 2.29% $0.09
PayPal Goods and Services Fee (via a personal account) 2.99% No fixed fee
Credit or Debit Card 2.99% $0.49
Other Commercial Transactions 3.29% $0.49

*Visit PayPal’s merchant fees guide to see fixed fees in other currencies.

For international transactions, an additional percentage-based fee of 1.50% is charged for all commercial transactions on top of the standard PayPal fee from the table above.

How to Use Lili’s PayPal Fee Calculator

Lili’s PayPal Fee Calculator is very simple to use! Follow these steps to feel more prepared to handle the fees when sending an invoice through PayPal:

  1. Enter the invoice amount
  2. Select United States Domestic or International from the drop-down menu
  3. Selected the Applicable PayPal Fee from the drop-down menu (e.g. ‘2.89% + $0.49 Goods and Services, Donations’)
  4. Click “Calculate”

The total PayPal fees will appear below the calculator, plus the amount you will receive after fees are charged and how much you should ask for to cover the fees.

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How can you reduce PayPal fees?

Percentage fees can really add up—especially for high-value transactions—but there are some things you can do to reduce or avoid PayPal fees altogether:

1. Bill Fees to Your Clients

Per PayPal’s user agreement, you are not permitted to surcharge transaction fees to your clients, but that doesn’t mean you can’t cover the fees on the invoice. If you have an average or common transaction amount you bill clients for, calculate a fixed “service fee” or “processing fee” based on that dollar amount and charge the same fee for every transaction.

 

2. Mark Fees as Business Deductions

PayPal fees are business expenses, so make sure you’re marking them as write-offs so you don’t have to pay taxes on that portion of your revenue later on.

 

3. Request Merchant Rates

PayPal accounts in good standing that are invoicing for at least $3,000 each month are eligible for Merchant Rates, which will lower your percentage fee to only 1.90%. If you are bringing in high volumes of money transfers through PayPal, applying for these rates can save you a lot of money.

 

4. Use Lili Invoice Software

PayPal isn’t the only way to bill your clients! With Lili’s Invoice Software, you can create professional invoices integrated with your fee-free Lili banking app, then collect payment via direct deposit or one of our many integrations to avoid PayPal fees altogether.

 

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