What to charge
Start from the money you need and work back to the price. Pick a platform and payout method, enter your target, and get the smallest price that still lands it in your account.
Why you can’t just add the fee %
The fee is taken from the price, not added to it. With a 20% fee, $100 + 20% = $120, and 20% of $120 is $24, leaving $96. You have to divide instead:
price = take-home ÷ (1 − fee %)
Flat fees are added back before dividing, and Freelancer.com’s $5 minimum is handled for small fixed-price jobs. The calculator rounds to whole cents the way platforms do, then picks the lowest price that still gives you at least your target.
To take home $1,000.00 before payout fees and tax
| Platform | Charge |
|---|---|
| Upwork | $1,111.11 |
| Fiverr | $1,250.00 |
| Freelancer.com | $1,111.11 |
| Talent network (vetted, client-billed) | $1,428.57 |
Upwork at its 10% example rate; the talent network row uses the 30% example margin, which no network publishes.
Fees used
| Who | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Upwork | Fee = your rate × the contract’s service fee % (0–15%, shown on every offer and proposal). Net = rate − fee. | official page, checked 14 Oct 2026 |
| Fiverr | Fee = 20% of the order price (incl. extras and tips). Net = 80% of the order. | official page, checked 14 Oct 2026 |
| Freelancer.com | Fixed-price: fee = the greater of 10% or $5.00. Hourly: fee = 10% of each payment. Net = amount − fee. | official page, checked 14 Oct 2026 |
| Talent network (vetted, client-billed) | The network bills the client its own price and keeps a margin. Your pay = client price × (1 − margin %). | Unverified Vetted talent networks do not publish their margin. 30% is an example, not a published rate. Ask the network or compare your agreed rate with the client price. |
| PayPal | Standard bank withdrawal: free without currency conversion. Converting your balance: 3.00% spread above the base exchange rate. | official page, checked 14 Oct 2026 |
| Payoneer | Marketplace payments in: varies by marketplace. To your bank in the same currency: $1.50. With currency conversion: 1.2%–4% depending on corridor. | official page, checked 14 Oct 2026 |
| Wise | Receiving USD by ACH to your account details: free (USD wire: $6.11). Converting: from 0.52%, varies by currency. | official page, checked 14 Oct 2026 |
gigfees is independent and not affiliated with Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, PayPal, Payoneer or Wise. Fees change; check the linked official page before you rely on a number.