See what you really keep from Redbubble. Enter the base price, your markup and monthly sales for up to three products, choose your account tier, and the calculator takes off the excess markup fee and the monthly platform fee, applies the $150 monthly fee cap, and compares Standard, Premium and Pro.
Copy each product’s base price from the Product Pricing page of your Redbubble account — base prices differ by product and country. Leave a product’s sales at 0 if you don’t need it.
Example helper: tap an example, then replace it with your own numbers. Base prices in the examples are for illustration only.
| Product | Retail price | Margin / sale | Excess fee / sale | Sales | Margin after excess fee |
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Estimate based on Redbubble’s published account fees as checked in October 2026; Redbubble can change its fees, so confirm in your account. Retail prices are before tax and shipping. Doesn’t include refunds, cancelled orders, sales discounts that change your margin, or your own income tax.
Quick answer: Redbubble pays you the artist margin — the base price × your markup. Standard accounts then pay a 50% platform fee on monthly earnings, Premium pays 20% and Pro pays nothing. On Standard and Premium, markup above 20% also loses half its earnings to the excess markup fee. All account fees are capped at $150 (€150 / £150) a month. A $20 T-shirt at 20% markup earns a $4 margin: you keep $2 on Standard, $3.20 on Premium and $4 on Pro.
Every product has a base price set by Redbubble, which covers making the product and running the marketplace. You add a markup — a percentage of the base price — and the cash value of that markup is your artist margin. Base price plus margin is the retail price the customer pays (before tax). Redbubble’s default markup is 10%, and you can change it at any time on your Product Pricing page.
Two account fees then come out of your earnings — never out of your pocket:
Artist margin per sale = base price × markup %
Retail price = base price + artist margin
Excess markup fee per sale = 50% × base price × (markup % − 20%) (only above 20%; not on Pro)
Monthly margin = Σ (margin per sale × sales)
Platform fee = tier rate × (monthly margin − excess markup fees)
Account fees = excess markup fees + platform fee, capped at 150 a month
Take-home = monthly margin − account fees − your own costs
Redbubble’s help pages don’t spell out whether the platform fee is charged before or after the excess markup fee. Because the excess fee comes off at the time of sale and the platform fee at month end, this calculator charges the platform fee on what’s left after the excess fee. Your Payment History shows the exact split for your account.
From Redbubble’s help pages on account tiers and fees and on how the platform fee is calculated:
| Account tier | Platform fee | Excess markup fee | Monthly fee cap | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 50% of monthly earnings | 50% of earnings from markup above 20% | $150 / €150 / £150 | Artists new to attracting customers, or less focused on product design |
| Premium | 20% of monthly earnings | 50% of earnings from markup above 20% | $150 / €150 / £150 | Artists with a personal brand or following, making unique products |
| Pro | 0% | 0% | No account fees | Top sellers and Artist Ambassadors |
The cap covers both fees together. If your fees in a pay period go over 150, Redbubble credits the extra back in the same pay period. There’s no fee in a month with no sales. Always confirm current rules on Redbubble’s help centre.
Each extra percent of markup raises your margin, but on Standard and Premium the part above 20% is halved before the platform fee. This table shows how much of each extra $1 of margin you actually keep (below the monthly cap):
| Account tier | Margin from markup up to 20% | Margin from markup above 20% |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 50¢ of every $1 | 25¢ of every $1 |
| Premium | 80¢ of every $1 | 40¢ of every $1 |
| Pro | $1 of every $1 | $1 of every $1 |
So raising a $20 T-shirt from 20% to 40% markup puts $4 more on the retail price but adds only $1 to a Standard artist’s take-home. That’s worth it only if the higher price doesn’t cost you sales. Once your fees reach the monthly cap, every extra sale that month is kept in full, whatever the markup.
With all markups at or below 20%, the cap is reached when your platform fee hits 150: at $300 of monthly margin on Standard (50% × $300) and $750 on Premium (20% × $750). Excess markup fees count towards the cap too, so shops with higher markups reach it a little sooner. The calculator shows when you’ve hit it and how much is credited back.
| Input | Where to find it | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Base price and markup | Product Pricing page in your account | Base prices differ by product, size and country. |
| Sales a month | Sales History | Use an average month, not your best one. |
| Account tier and fees | Account Tiers and Fees page; Payment History → View Details | Payment History breaks down the excess markup fee, platform fee and any cap credit. |
30 T-shirts with a $20 base at 20% markup ($4 margin each), 40 items with a $3 base at 20% ($0.60) and 5 items with a $25 base at 20% ($5). Margin: $120 + $24 + $25 = $169. No markup is above 20%, so the only fee is the 50% platform fee of $84.50. Take-home: $84.50 a month. The same sales would bring $135.20 on Premium and $169 on Pro.
Doubling every markup to 40% doubles the margin to $338. Half the extra $169 goes in excess markup fees ($84.50), and the 50% platform fee on the remaining $253.50 is $126.75. Fees total $211.25, so the $150 cap applies and $61.25 is credited back. Take-home: $188 — if sales hold up at the higher prices.
40 prints with a $30 base at 25% markup: $7.50 margin each, $300 a month. The 5% above 20% earns $1.50 a sale, so the excess fee is $0.75 a sale ($30). The 20% platform fee on the remaining $270 is $54. Take-home: $216, or $5.40 a print.
150 T-shirts with a $20 base, 200 items with a $3 base and 20 items with a $25 base, all at 20% markup. Margin: $600 + $120 + $100 = $820. The 50% platform fee would be $410, but the cap limits account fees to $150, so $260 is credited back. Take-home: $670 — 82% of the margin, against 50% for a small Standard shop.
Two account fees: a monthly platform fee (50% of earnings on Standard, 20% on Premium, none on Pro) and an excess markup fee of 50% on earnings from markup above 20% (Standard and Premium only). Both come out of your earnings, never out of your pocket, and together they’re capped at $150, €150 or £150 a month.
It’s a 50% fee on the earnings from the part of your markup above 20%, taken at the time of sale. On a $20 base price at 30% markup, your margin is $6; the extra 10% earns $2, so the fee is $1 and $5 remains before the platform fee. There’s no excess markup fee at 20% or below, and none on Pro accounts.
Yes. Total account fees can’t go over $150, €150 or £150 in a pay period. Anything above that is credited back in the same pay period, and there’s no fee in a month with no sales.
Redbubble assigns them. It describes Standard as for artists learning to attract customers or less focused on product design, Premium as for artists with a personal brand or established following who make unique products, and Pro as for top sellers and Artist Ambassadors. Your current tier is on the Account Tiers and Fees page.
Redbubble pays monthly for orders shipped the previous month, after account fees, and says payments should arrive by the 15th. From 1 July 2026 the payment threshold is $10, €10 or £10 (it was 20 before). Earnings below the threshold carry over to the next month.
No. It only changes the symbol shown. Enter all amounts in the currency Redbubble pays you in; the fee cap is 150 in US dollars, euros or pounds.
Disclaimer: This calculator is a planning tool, not financial or tax advice. Fee rules are taken from Redbubble’s published help pages and blog as checked in October 2026 and may change. IncomeJets is not affiliated with Redbubble.
Sources: Redbubble Help — Account tiers and fees, How does the platform fee get calculated?, How is my payment calculated?, What is the Artist Payment Threshold?; Redbubble Blog — Excess markup fee explained.
Last updated: 15 October 2026 · By Udaychandra, IncomeJets