Enter a product’s price, your commission rate and your sales to see what you earn per sale and each month after refunds, how many sales you need for your income goal, and which of two offers pays more.
Commission helper: not sure of the rate? Pick a product type for a typical starting rate, then check the real rate on the offer’s affiliate page.
Planning estimate only. Real payouts can also be reduced by chargebacks, payment holds, network fees and taxes. Check each program’s terms.
Quick answer: Multiply the product price by your commission rate to get your commission per sale, then multiply by your number of sales. Take off the share lost to refunds to get your real earnings. For example, a $67 course at 40% pays $26.80 per sale; 20 sales a month with 5% refunds earns about $509 a month.
The calculator works out each step in turn, using only the numbers you enter — no hidden averages.
Commission per sale = price × commission rate
Gross commission = commission per sale × sales
Lost to refunds = gross commission × refund rate
You keep = gross commission − lost to refunds
Sales needed for a goal = goal ÷ (commission per sale × (1 − refund rate))
Per day uses 30 days a month, per week uses 52 weeks a year. Sales needed are rounded up.
When a customer gets a refund, the affiliate network usually takes your commission back too. Refund rates differ a lot between offers: low-cost digital products often have few refunds, while some higher-priced courses and “make money online” offers have many more. Use the refund figure from the vendor or network stats where you can, and plan with a cautious number if you can’t find one.
A high commission on an expensive product looks better, but cheaper products often sell many more times. That’s why the calculator lets you compare two offers with different sales numbers: what matters is what you keep each month, not the commission on one sale.
Example values are only placeholders. Your result is only as accurate as the numbers you put in, so use real data as soon as you have it:
| Input | Where to find it | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Product price | The product’s sales page | Use the main price most buyers pay, not a launch discount. |
| Commission rate | The affiliate program page or network listing (JVZoo, ClickBank, WarriorPlus, Impact) | Some programs pay a flat amount instead; enter it as the price with 100%. |
| Sales per month | Your affiliate dashboard | No sales yet? Start with a small, realistic number. |
| Refund rate | The vendor’s stats or network listing | Plan with a cautious figure if the offer is new. |
A $67 course at 40% pays $26.80 per sale. With 5% refunds you keep $25.46 per sale, so a $500 a month goal needs 20 sales a month.
A $19 product at 50% pays $9.50 per sale. 30 sales a month is $285 gross; with 8% refunds you keep $262.20 a month.
A $497 offer at 20% pays $99.40 per sale; a $47 offer at 50% pays $23.50. The cheaper offer needs about 4.2 times as many sales to earn the same, so only pick it if it sells far more easily to your audience.
A $29 a month tool at 30% pays $8.70 per sale. If it pays every month the customer stays, use the Recurring Income Calculator to see how that adds up over time.
Your earnings are price × rate × sales × (1 − refunds), so improving any one of them lifts your income. Pick the lever that’s easiest for you to move:
Multiply the product price by your commission rate. For example, 40% of a $67 product is $26.80 per sale. Multiply by your number of sales, then subtract any commission lost to refunds.
It depends on the product type. Digital products and courses often pay much higher rates than physical products, because they cost little to deliver. Judge an offer by what you keep each month, not the rate alone.
Refunds, chargebacks, payment holds, network fees and minimum payout limits can all reduce or delay what you receive. Check your program’s terms for each of these.
No. The results are before income tax. Check the tax rules in your country for affiliate income.
Enter the flat amount as the product price and set the commission rate to 100%.
No. It only changes the symbol shown. Enter all your amounts in the currency you choose.
New to affiliate marketing? Start with What Is Affiliate Marketing?, then see our free traffic methods for beginners.
Disclaimer: This calculator is a planning tool, not an income promise. It uses only the numbers you enter and standard arithmetic. Affiliate results depend on your niche, offers, traffic and effort, and many people earn little or nothing.
Last updated: 10 October 2026 · By Udaychandra, IncomeJets