Guide · updated 2026-10-14 · 8 min read
Poshmark Fees Calculator: What You Keep at $10, $25, $100
Poshmark's fee is $2.95 on sales under $15 and 20% on sales of $15 or more. On a $25 sale you keep $20.00, on a $100 sale you keep $80.00, and on a $10 sale you keep $7.05. The part that catches people is shipping: any discount you offer comes out of your payout, and on a cheap item it can wipe most of it out.
Below are the fee math, three worked examples, the shipping discount trap, and a free calculator so you can run your own numbers. Everything here is for the US. Canada uses different numbers, which I note near the end.
How Poshmark's fee works
There is one fee, and it is charged when the item sells. Listing is free, and Poshmark's Fee Policy lists the current structure as a flat $2.95 for sales under $15 and 20% for sales of $15 and above. Poshmark deducts it from the final order price before it pays you.
Two details matter:
- It is the final order price. Poshmark's policy says actual earnings vary with the final order price and seller discounts. If you drop your price in an offer, the fee follows the lower number.
- Shipping is not part of the fee. The buyer pays the label cost at checkout. Reselling Math's calculator page notes the buyer buys Poshmark's label and it never passes through you.
I could not find a separate payment processing fee in Poshmark's policy. The one fee is the whole fee.
The $15 line: where the flat fee hurts
The two tiers cross at $14.75, where 20% equals $2.95. Below that, the flat fee costs you more than 20% would. That is why cheap items sting.
| Sale price | Fee | You are paid | Fee as % of sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $2.95 | $2.05 | 59% |
| $10.00 | $2.95 | $7.05 | 29.5% |
| $14.99 | $2.95 | $12.04 | 19.7% |
| $15.00 | $3.00 | $12.00 | 20% |
| $25.00 | $5.00 | $20.00 | 20% |
| $100.00 | $20.00 | $80.00 | 20% |
The $14.99 versus $15.00 row looks odd. Crossing the line costs you four cents, and that is all. There is no big cliff at $15. The real pain is below $12 or so, where the fee percentage climbs fast.
Bundles help here. A buyer can combine items from one closet into one order, and one fee guide says that can move the order into the 20% tier. Two $8 items sold separately would cost $5.90 in flat fees. Bundled into a $16 order, 20% is $3.20. I have not confirmed this on a live order, so check your first bundle's payout before you build a pricing plan on it.
Three worked examples: $10, $25 and $100
I added an item cost to each one, since fees alone do not tell you if a sale was worth it. These costs are examples. Swap in your own.
$10 sale, $3 item cost
- Fee: flat $2.95
- Payout: $10.00 - $2.95 = $7.05
- Profit after a $3 cost: $4.05
You keep 40.5% of the sale price as profit. Not bad if you paid $3, but it falls apart if you paid $5 (profit of $2.05) or have to give the buyer any shipping help.
$25 sale, $6 item cost
- Fee: 20% of $25 = $5.00
- Payout: $20.00
- Profit after a $6 cost: $14.00
That matches the worked answer on the Reselling Math page, which shows a 56% margin on the item price and a 233% return on cost for this exact case.
$100 sale, $30 item cost
- Fee: 20% of $100 = $20.00
- Payout: $80.00
- Profit after a $30 cost: $50.00
Same 20% as the $25 sale. The fee is bigger in dollars, but you still keep 50% of the sale price as profit here, and a $6.49 shipping discount would only take about 8% of your payout.
The shipping discount trap
This is the part most fee calculators skip, and it is the one that actually eats profit.
On a normal sale, the buyer pays Poshmark's flat label price and you pay nothing for shipping. Per Poshmark's own announcement, Posh Post dropped from $8.27 to $6.49 on September 12, 2025, and a 2026 shipping explainer from Rollo still lists $6.49 for a package up to 5 lb. A lot of older guides still quote $8.27, so double check any number you see.
The trap: per Rollo, if you offer discounted or free shipping, Poshmark deducts the difference from your earnings. They also note that an Offer to Likers must include a shipping discount. So the nice-sounding "discount to win the sale" is paid for by you, at full label cost.
Here is what that does at the three prices, with a $6.49 label:
| $10 sale | $25 sale | $100 sale | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payout after Poshmark fee | $7.05 | $20.00 | $80.00 |
| Buyer pays $3.99 shipping (you cover $2.50) | $4.55 | $17.50 | $77.50 |
| Free shipping (you cover $6.49) | $0.56 | $13.51 | $73.51 |
| Share of payout lost to free shipping | 92% | 32% | 8% |
The $3.99 figure is just an example of a partial discount. I could not confirm which discount amounts Poshmark offers right now, so use whatever the app shows you.
Now add the item cost. On the $10 sale with a $3 cost, free shipping turns a $4.05 profit into a $2.44 loss. On the $25 sale with a $6 cost, profit drops from $14.00 to $7.51. On the $100 sale with a $30 cost, it drops from $50.00 to $43.51.
The lesson is not "never discount shipping." It is that shipping discounts are fine on a $100 jacket and often a bad deal on a $10 top.
Stacking an offer and a shipping discount
Let's say a buyer likes your $25 item and you send an offer to likers. You drop the price 10% to $22.50 and give $3.99 shipping.
- Fee: 20% of $22.50 = $4.50
- Payout before shipping help: $18.00
- Shipping discount: $2.50
- You keep: $15.50, and after a $6 cost, $9.50
Compared with the full-price sale, you lost $4.50 of profit to get the sale. That can be a fair trade for something that has sat for 90 days. It is a bad one for something that would have sold anyway. This assumes the fee applies to the lower price, which is how Poshmark's policy wording reads. Confirm it on the order screen for your first few offers.
Heavy items: the other seller-paid cost
The standard label covers up to 5 lb. Poshmark's October 8, 2026 update lists upgrades at $5.00 for 5.01 to 10 lb and $10.00 for 10.01 to 15 lb. It also says that starting October 26, 2026, if you ship over 5 lb without upgrading, the required upgrade cost will be deducted from your earnings. Poshmark has covered that cost before.
Boots, coats and handbags are the usual offenders. Weigh them packed, with the box and tape.
Run your own numbers: the free calculator
For quick checks, use the Reselling Math Poshmark fee calculator. It is free, and the page says it runs in your browser and nothing is sent to the site. It shows the fee, your payout, your profit, your margin and your return on cost. The page says it checked fees against Poshmark's Fee Policy on September 19, 2026.
Here is how I would use it:
- Enter the price the buyer pays for the item, not including shipping. If you are planning an offer, enter the discounted price.
- Enter what you paid for the item.
- Read "You keep." If the margin is thin, try a higher price and see how it moves.
- Subtract any shipping discount yourself. I did not see a field for seller-paid shipping on the page, so do that last step by hand.
- If you also list on other apps, the site has a compare tool that shows one sale across five platforms, ranked by what you keep.
Backing into a price
If you know what profit you want, work backward. For sales of $15 or more with no shipping help:
Price = (target profit + item cost) / 0.80
Want $10 profit on a $6 item? ($10 + $6) / 0.80 = $20. If you plan to cover a $2.50 shipping discount, add it: ($10 + $6 + $2.50) / 0.80 = about $23.15.
Who this affects, and what to do
- Low-ticket sellers (under $15): the flat fee is your main cost. Bundle, set a minimum price near $15, or run your $5 to $10 items through the compare tool mentioned above to see if another app pays you more.
- Mid-ticket sellers ($25 to $50): the fee is predictable at 20%. Your risk is shipping discounts and offers stacking up.
- Higher-ticket and heavy items: the 20% is bigger in dollars, but shipping upgrades matter more. Weigh before you list.
- Canadian sellers: Rollo reports C$3.95 under C$20 and 20% from C$20. The US tiers above do not apply, so do not use the US calculator for Canadian sales.
Bottom line
Poshmark is $2.95 under $15 and 20% from $15 up, and the fee is easy to calculate. The expensive surprises are cheap items and seller-paid shipping. Price from your payout, not the sticker price, and treat every shipping discount as a cost. Run your next five listings through the free calculator before you decide on your offers.
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FAQ
How much does Poshmark take from a sale?
In the US, Poshmark takes a flat $2.95 on sales under $15 and 20% on sales of $15 or more. On a $25 sale that is $5.00, so you are paid $20.00 before your item cost and any shipping discount you offered.
Does Poshmark charge fees on shipping?
No. The buyer pays the flat shipping fee at checkout and Poshmark sends you a prepaid label, so the fee is not charged on the shipping amount. You only pay for shipping if you offer a shipping discount or need a heavier label.
Is there a Poshmark fee calculator I can use for free?
Yes. Reselling Math has a free Poshmark fee calculator that takes your sale price and item cost and shows the fee, your payout, your profit and your margin. It runs in your browser, and it does not model a seller-paid shipping discount, so subtract that yourself.
Why does Poshmark feel so expensive on cheap items?
Because the $2.95 flat fee is a bigger slice of a small sale. On a $10 item it works out to 29.5%, compared with a flat 20% at $15 and above.