How to Price Fiverr Gigs After the 20% Seller Fee
Fiverr’s public materials state freelancers keep 80% of earnings; the platform retains a 20% service fee on orders including tips in standard seller terms cited across Fiverr Help and seller documentation. There are no volume tiers. This guide converts your net target into list price and adds tax reserve. Not legal or tax advice.
Twenty percent on every completed order
Unlike Upwork’s variable per-contract fee, Fiverr’s seller commission is widely documented as a flat 20% on earnings from completed orders, extras, and tips. Fiverr’s homepage and seller help materials describe sellers keeping 80% of what the client pays for the gig. Logo Maker and other specialty programs may use different schedules; check your program terms if you use them.
Illustrative: You want $80 in your pocket on a basic package. List price ≈ $80 ÷ 0.80 = $100 before tax reserve. A $50 gig nets $40 from Fiverr before taxes and production time.
Worksheet: list price from net target
- Net after Fiverr = list price × 0.80 (standard seller fee).
- List price = desired net after Fiverr ÷ 0.80.
- Subtract material costs, software, and estimated minutes per order.
- Divide net after costs by minutes to check net hourly.
- Add tax reserve on profit (planning placeholder, not filing advice).
Buyer fees affect conversion, not your 80%
Buyers pay separate service fees at checkout (documented in Fiverr’s buyer help articles as a percentage plus a small-order fee on lower totals). That does not change your 20% seller cut, but it can push sticker price sensitivity. If orders stall under $100, test scope or packaging rather than racing to the bottom.
Tiered packages without donating hours
- Basic / Standard / Premium should scale minutes and deliverables, not just rename the same work.
- Extras (rush delivery, additional revisions) priced with the same ÷0.80 math.
- Cap revisions; Fiverr orders can expand scope through messages.
- Track minutes per completed order for one month before you add a fourth package.
Sidequity takeaway
Fiverr pricing works when list prices recover the 20% fee, production minutes, and tax reserve while clearing net hourly. It fails when you compete on $5 logos without a minute log. Run freelance-project-pricing for scoped packages, compare to how-to-price-upwork-freelance-after-fees if you cross-list, then read is freelancing worth it for capacity.
Suggested next steps
- Raise one package price 20% and track conversion for two weeks.
- Log minutes per order including messages and revisions.
- Run freelance-rate to see if Fiverr net hourly beats your day job overtime.
- Read is copywriting worth it or is virtual assistant worth it for similar marketplace paths.
This is an estimate, not advice
Every result here is a rough model based only on the numbers you enter. Sidequity is an informational tool and does not provide professional, tax, legal, investment, or financial advice, and it makes no income guarantees. Any tax set-aside is a planning placeholder, not a tax calculation.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Fiverr take 20%?
Standard seller documentation describes a 20% fee; you keep 80% of order earnings before taxes and costs.
Does Fiverr take 20% of tips?
Seller help and fee summaries commonly state the commission applies to tips. Confirm in your seller dashboard terms.
Fiverr vs Upwork fees?
Fiverr is a flat 20% seller fee. Upwork is 0–15% per contract since May 2025. Compare net on your actual offers.
This guide was last updated June 18, 2026. Back to all guides.