Freelance
Fiverr Fees for Sellers and Buyers, Explained
Fiverr keeps 20% of everything a seller earns — Gig orders, custom offers, extras and tips alike — so a $100 Gig pays you $80 and a $350 package pays you $280. Buyers pay a separate service fee at checkout on top of your price. There are no tiers and no discounts for top sellers. This guide explains both sides of the fee, why tips are charged too, and the simple pricing rule — multiply what you want to earn by 1.25 — that stops the 20% coming out of your pocket.
The seller fee: 20% of everything
Fiverr’s commission is the simplest — and steepest — of the major freelance platforms. Fiverr keeps 20% of everything a seller earns: Gig orders, custom offers, Gig extras and tips, all at the same rate, with no fixed fee, no tiers and no volume discount:
Fiverr fee = order amount × 20%You receive = order amount × 80%| Buyer pays for your Gig | Fiverr takes (20%) | You receive |
|---|---|---|
| $25 | $5 | $20 |
| $100 | $20 | $80 |
| $350 | $70 | $280 |
| $1,000 | $200 | $800 |
Source: Fiverr’s official Help Centre pages on seller earnings and Fiverr’s Terms of Service (help.fiverr.com). Last verified: November 2026
The rate is identical for new sellers and Top Rated sellers, in every category, at every order size. That flatness cuts both ways: nothing about growing on Fiverr reduces the percentage, so the only lever a seller controls is the price — which is why the pricing rule further down matters more on Fiverr than anywhere else.
Yes, tips are charged too
Tips are treated as seller earnings, and the same 20% is deducted — a $25 tip puts $20 in your balance. Buyers rarely know this, and it slightly changes the generosity maths: a client who wants you to receive $25 has to tip about $31. It is also why sellers should never ask a buyer to move part of an order’s price into a tip in the hope of saving fees; the deduction is identical, and the arrangement breaches the spirit of the platform’s rules.
The buyer pays a fee as well
At checkout, Fiverr adds a service fee on the buyer’s side, on top of your Gig price. It does not reduce your 80% — your earnings are calculated on your price alone — but it does mean the total the buyer sees is higher than the number on your Gig page. When a buyer compares your Gig with a service sold elsewhere, they are comparing your price plus Fiverr’s buyer fee against the other seller’s all-in price. Sellers who forget this can lose a comparison they think they are winning on price.
The 1.25 rule: pricing backwards
Turning a target income into a Fiverr price
| You want to earn | $200.00 |
| Divide by 0.8 (× 1.25) | $250.00 |
| Set the Gig price at | $250.00 |
| Fiverr takes 20% | $50.00 |
| You receive | $200.00 |
Whatever you want to earn, multiply by 1.25 to get the price that delivers it on Fiverr.
Because the fee never changes, this is the most reliable pricing rule in freelance platforms: to earn $80 price at $100; to earn $500 price at $625. Apply it to every package tier, not just the headline Gig — sellers commonly price the basic tier correctly and then let the premium tiers drift below their intended earnings. The reverse mode of the Fiverr fee calculator does the multiplication for any target.
Fiverr vs Upwork: double the fee
The inevitable comparison is with Upwork’s standard 10%, covered in our Upwork fees guide. On $1,000 of identical work you keep $800 on Fiverr and $900 on Upwork. Fiverr’s defence is demand: buyers browse and buy Gigs directly, so the 20% buys a stream of customers rather than a bidding process. Whether that trade is worth $100 per $1,000 depends on how reliably each platform sends you work — but it should be a decision, not a surprise discovered in your first payout.
Cash flow: clearing times and withdrawals
The 20% is the whole deduction, but two practicalities sit behind it. Earnings are not withdrawable instantly: funds clear after a waiting period (longer for new sellers), which affects cash flow rather than the amount. And moving money to a bank account or Payoneer can involve small withdrawal fees and, outside the US, currency conversion at the provider’s rate. Your cleared Fiverr balance is always 80% of your sales; what reaches your bank can be a fraction less.
Do the maths in seconds
Enter any order amount to see your real earnings after the 20%, or use reverse mode to convert the amount you want to earn into the Gig price that delivers it.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Fiverr take from a $100 order?
Fiverr takes $20 from a $100 order, and you receive $80. The same flat 20% applies at every price and every seller level: $1 from a $5 order, $70 from a $350 package, $200 from a $1,000 order. There are no thresholds where the rate falls.
Does Fiverr take 20% of tips too?
Yes. Tips are treated as seller earnings and the same 20% is deducted, so a $25 tip puts $20 in your balance. A buyer who wants you to receive a specific amount in a tip needs to give roughly a quarter more than that amount.
Why does the buyer pay more than my Gig price?
Because Fiverr adds a buyer service fee at checkout, on top of your price. It does not reduce your earnings — you still receive 80% of your Gig price — but the buyer’s total is higher than your listed price, which matters when buyers compare your Gig against services sold elsewhere.
Is Fiverr’s 20% fee lower for top sellers?
No. The 20% seller fee is flat across all seller levels, categories and order sizes. Pro and Top Rated sellers receive visibility and support benefits, but the commission percentage is identical — the only lever any seller has is the price they set.