# PayPal Fee Calculator What you actually receive after PayPal takes its cut Verified on 2026-07-28. Free, no account, no sign-up. ## Common questions ### How much does PayPal take? On PayPal Checkout, PayPal takes 3.49% of the payment plus a fixed $0.49. On $100 that is $3.98, leaving you $96.02. PayPal publishes 9 different rates depending on how the money reaches you, and the fee schedule on this page lists every one of them. ### How much is the PayPal fee for $500? $17.94 on a PayPal Checkout payment, leaving you $482.06 — 3.49% of $500 plus the fixed $0.49. Add 1.5% if the payment comes from outside the United States. ### How much is the PayPal fee for $1,000? $35.39 on a PayPal Checkout payment, leaving you $964.61 — 3.49% of $1,000 plus the fixed $0.49. Add 1.5% if the payment comes from outside the United States. ### How can I calculate PayPal fees? Multiply the payment by the rate for your payment type, then add the fixed fee — 3.49% plus $0.49 on PayPal Checkout. The international surcharge of 1.5% adds to that rate rather than replacing it, and the fixed fee follows the currency you are paid in, not the country you live in. ## Sources Every figure above comes from its publisher's official document, never from an aggregator. - **Merchant Fees** — PayPal, Inc., Last updated 2026-07-15. ## The full calculator The interactive calculator, the complete fee schedule and the amount kept at each price are on the page itself: https://feesleft.com/paypal