Last Reviewed
April 12, 2026
Rate inputs and source links were rechecked against the current tracked PayPal business fee pages on this date.
Independent PayPal Fee Calculator
Calculate PayPal fees, net amount received, and how much to charge for checkout, Goods and Services, invoice, instant transfer, and international fee types using tracked PayPal business fee inputs.
Selected fee type: 3.49% + $0.49
Evidence Layer
The main PayPal fee calculator uses directly tracked PayPal business fee pages for the supported markets and visible payment types shown in the selector.
Last Reviewed
Rate inputs and source links were rechecked against the current tracked PayPal business fee pages on this date.
Evidence Mode
Visible calculator rates are mapped from current PayPal business fee pages instead of generic hard-coded defaults.
Coverage
The homepage calculator shows supported PayPal business fee types for the tracked markets and keeps unsupported categories out of the main selector.
Official Source Pages
If a fee type is not clearly listed in the tracked PayPal source pages for a market, it is not exposed as a normal selectable rate on the homepage calculator.
Cross-border estimation and comparison assumptions are separated onto dedicated pages so the main PayPal fee calculator stays anchored to direct rate mappings.
Current PayPal business fee types for United States. Use this table to compare the selected market's visible checkout, transfer, donation, and other fee categories.
| Transaction Type | Percentage Rate | Fixed Fee (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| PayPal Checkout | 3.49% | $0.49 |
| PayPal Guest Checkout | 3.49% | $0.49 |
| Standard Credit & Debit Card Payments | 2.99% | $0.29 |
| Pay with Venmo | 3.49% | $0.49 |
| PayPal Pay Later | 4.99% | $0.49 |
| QR Code Transactions | 2.29% | $0.09 |
| QR Code via Third-Party Integrator | 2.29% | $0.09 |
| PayPal Checkout for Donations | 2.89% | $0.49 |
| Charity Transactions | 1.99% | $0.49 |
| Pay by Bank (ACH) | 1.00% | None (max $10.00) |
| Alternative Payment Methods | 2.89% | $0.19 |
| Micropayments | 4.99% | $0.09 |
PayPal business fees are the processing charges PayPal deducts from checkout payments, invoice payments, instant transfers, and some cross-border transactions. If you searched for a PayPal transaction fee calculator, this page shows the current fee rate, the net amount you receive, and the gross amount you need to charge.
PayPal merchant fees depend on the payment type. A standard checkout payment, a donation, a micropayment, and an instant transfer can all use different pricing even in the same market.
The same PayPal fee category can change between North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific markets. That is why the calculator switches market-specific rates instead of assuming one global fee chart.
Many users do not want to know the fee in isolation. They want to know what to charge so that the final net amount after PayPal fees still matches the amount they planned to keep.
This site is built as a focused PayPal fee calculator cluster. Use the page that matches your situation so you get the most relevant PayPal fee calculation instead of a generic answer.
Best when you want to check a Goods and Services payment fee, net amount received, or how much to charge so the fee is covered.
Use this page when you need to bill a client and want the invoice total to land on the exact net amount you plan to keep.
Check the PayPal instant transfer fee, minimum fee, and any listed cap before you move money out of your PayPal balance.
Check how PayPal international fees work when buyer and seller are in different markets, then estimate the cross-border fee with the calculator.
Browse PayPal business fees by market and compare checkout, donations, charity, micropayment, and transfer-related fee types in one place.
Estimate modeled personal-transfer fees when sender, receiver, funding source, and fee bearer all affect the result.
Estimate retained fees, refund loss, and dispute cost after the original PayPal payment has already happened.
Compare tracked PayPal fee types on the same amount to find the cheaper payment path in one market.
Compare mid-market and PayPal exchange rates, estimate spread loss, and see the total source-side cost.
Some PayPal fee questions are better answered with an explanation page than a calculator alone. These guide pages form the PayPal fee guide layer between the main calculator and the transaction-specific pages.
Learn where the fee inputs come from, how the site updates them, and which results are direct mappings versus scenario-based estimates.
Understand when PayPal charges receiving fees and when receiving money may be free or tied to a different payment type.
See how PayPal currency conversion fees differ from transaction fees and why cross-border payments can cost more than expected.
Compare fee differences, payment protections, and when each PayPal payment type is the right choice.
These pages support the PayPal fee cluster but are not primary PayPal fee calculator entry points.
PayPal's fee structure varies by market, checkout method, and product category. This calculator now switches the official market and currency data in real time.
For a standard US PayPal Checkout payment, PayPal charges 3.49% + $0.49. On a $100 payment, the fee is $3.98 and you receive $96.02.
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