Business Calculators · Print on demand
Redbubble profit, after the account fees.
Enter a product's base price, your markup and monthly sales, and pick your account tier. The calculator works out the margin, the fees Redbubble deducts, and what reaches your payout.
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How a Redbubble sale becomes your payout
On Redbubble the price a customer pays is a base price plus your margin. The base price covers Redbubble's service fee and the third-party manufacturer's fee, and Redbubble sets it. Your part is the markup, a percentage of that base price, which turns into your margin in dollars. Then account fees come out of the month's earnings, and the payout follows once your balance clears the minimum.
That last step is where artists get surprised. A Standard account pays a platform fee of 50% of monthly earnings, a Premium account 20%, and a Pro account none, with total fees capped at $150 for a payment period. The calculator runs the full chain so the margin you set and the money you receive are on one screen.
How it is calculated
Margin per sale = base price × markup %. Retail price = base price + margin, before tax. Gross earnings = margin × sales. Platform fee = tier rate (Standard 50%, Premium 20%, Pro 0%) × gross earnings. Excess markup fee = 50% of the part of the margin above a 20% markup, for Standard and Premium. Total fees are capped at $150 per payment period. Net earnings = gross earnings − fees, paid only if it reaches $10, otherwise it rolls into the next month.
One modelling choice is ours: Redbubble says a 50% excess markup fee applies when a markup is above 20% and that, for Standard accounts, earnings above a 20% markup go entirely toward fees. We apply the 50% to the margin above a 20% markup, which reproduces that sentence (50% platform fee plus 50% excess fee takes all of that slice). Redbubble publishes no formula. Rules as of October 26, 2026, from Redbubble Help: How is my payment calculated?, Redbubble Help: How does the platform fee get calculated?, Redbubble Help: How does the excess markup fee get calculated? and Redbubble Help: What is the Artist Payment Threshold?.
Worked example
Redbubble's own example is a Classic T-Shirt with a $20.00 base price and a 20% markup: a $4.00 margin and a $24.00 retail price before tax. Sell 100 of them in a month and gross earnings are $400.00.
| Account tier | Gross earnings | Fees before the cap | Fees charged | Net earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (50%) | $400.00 | $200.00 | $150.00 (capped) | $250.00 |
| Premium (20%) | $400.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | $320.00 |
| Pro | $400.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $400.00 |
The $150 cap decides the Standard line: half of $400.00 is $200.00, but fees stop at $150, so the account keeps $250.00. The cap helps high volume far more than low volume. At low volume the excess markup fee bites: with a 40% markup and 30 sales a month, gross earnings are $240.00. A Standard account pays a $120.00 platform fee plus a $60.00 excess markup fee, $180.00 before the cap, and the cap lowers that to $150.00, leaving $90.00. A Premium account pays $48.00 plus $60.00 and keeps $132.00. A Pro account keeps all $240.00. To set these next to other print-on-demand options, use the print-on-demand margin calculator, the Merch on Demand royalty calculator and the Zazzle royalty calculator.
Account tiers
Redbubble's help centre describes three tiers: Premium, Standard and Pro. It says Premium and Standard are not based on sales volume; placement depends on factors such as origin of the artworks, file quality and consumer appeal for Premium, and on things like high volumes of low-effort or repetitive designs, unmodified vector packs or clip art, and tag spamming for Standard. Pro is invite only, for the top 1% of artists by performance and engagement, reviewed once a year. See Redbubble Help: What are Account Tiers?.
What this does not cover
- The base price for your product and country. Redbubble shows it in the cart, and says currency and cost changes can alter it, and that bulk discounts can lower it on larger orders.
- Sales and discounts. Redbubble says earnings exclude applied sales discounts and account fees.
- Unclassified accounts, and the Unpayable Artist Account Fee that Redbubble's help centre lists separately. Neither is modelled.
- Taxes on your own income, and indirect taxes that Redbubble collects from customers.
- Rules changing after the date above. Redbubble updated these pages between July and September 2026.
Sources
Redbubble Help: How is my payment calculated?: base price, markup, margin and retail price, with the $20 base example. Redbubble Help: How does the platform fee get calculated?: Premium 20%, Standard 50%, Pro none, $150 monthly cap. Redbubble Help: How does the excess markup fee get calculated?: 50% excess markup fee above a 20% markup. Redbubble Help: What is the Artist Payment Threshold?: $10 threshold from July 1, 2026. Redbubble Help: What is a product's base price?: how to see a base price. Redbubble Help: What are Account Tiers?: tier definitions. Each read October 26, 2026; retrieved as of that date and subject to change.
Common mix-ups
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Often assumedRedbubble's default markup is 20%.
What the source saysRedbubble's current help page says the markup defaults to 10%. The 20% figure matters for a different reason: a 50% excess markup fee applies to markups set above 20% on Standard and Premium accounts. [1]
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Often assumedRedbubble's only charge is the fee built into the base price.
What the source saysThe base price covers Redbubble's service fee and the manufacturer's fee, but account fees come on top: Standard accounts pay a platform fee of 50% of monthly earnings and Premium accounts 20%, with total fees capped at $150 per payment period. [2]
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Often assumedThe minimum payout is $20.
What the source saysRedbubble says the payment threshold is lowered from $20 to $10 beginning July 1, 2026, calculated after account fees. Below it, earnings roll over to the following month. [3]
- Redbubble Help: How is my payment calculated?
- Redbubble Help: How does the platform fee get calculated?
- Redbubble Help: What is the Artist Payment Threshold?
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Frequently asked questions
How do Redbubble artists get paid?
Redbubble adds your margin to the product's base price. You earn on orders that have shipped, and the month's earnings are paid once, after account fees, if the balance has reached the payment threshold.
What is the Redbubble platform fee?
It is a percentage of your monthly gross earnings, deducted at the end of the payment period: 50% for Standard accounts and 20% for Premium. Pro accounts pay none. It applies only when you make a sale.
What is the excess markup fee?
A 50% fee that applies to Standard and Premium artists when a product's markup is set above 20%. Redbubble says that for Standard accounts, earnings above a 20% markup go entirely toward fees until the monthly cap is reached.
Is there a cap on Redbubble account fees?
Yes. Redbubble says total account fees never exceed $150 (or 150 euros or 150 pounds) in any payment period, and that fees above it are credited back within the same pay period.
What is the minimum payout on Redbubble?
The payment threshold is $10 from July 1, 2026, down from $20. If your balance after fees is below it, the earnings roll over to the next payment period.
Where do I find a product's base price?
Redbubble says to enable the product on an uploaded design, save the work, add it to your cart, and read the base price in your local currency and country there.
Disclaimer
TNAADO is not affiliated with Redbubble. Results use the numbers you enter and the published rules cited above, and can change. This is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice. Everything runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent or stored.