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Cash App fee on $20

What Cash App takes on a $20 sale — and what you keep.

Cash App fee

$0.67

You keep

$19.33

Cash App fee (2.60%)
- $0.52
Fixed fee
- $0.15

Selling for $20 on Cash App costs about $0.67 in fees, so you keep $19.33 before your own product and shipping costs. Cash App charges business accounts 2.6% + $0.15 per payment received from a customer's Cash App (US); Tap to Pay is 3%. No monthly or signup fees; instant transfers to your bank cost extra. (The rate was a flat 2.75% in earlier years.)

$20 compared across platforms

What you would keep on a $20 sale, ranked best to worst.

PlatformFeeYou keep
Stripe- $0.88$19.12
PayPal- $1.19$18.81
Mercari- $2.00$18.00
Etsy- $2.35$17.65
Amazon- $3.00$17.00
eBay- $3.12$16.88

Other amounts on Cash App

Need an exact figure with your costs? Use the full Cash App fee calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How much is the Cash App fee on $20?+

On a $20 sale, Cash App takes about $0.67, leaving you $19.33 before your own product and shipping costs.

What percentage does Cash App take of a $20 sale?+

The $0.67 in fees works out to an effective 3.4% of your $20 sale — flat per-order fees bite hardest on small sales like this, so the effective rate is higher than the headline percentage. Cash App charges business accounts 2.6% + $0.15 per payment received from a customer's Cash App (US); Tap to Pay is 3%. No monthly or signup fees; instant transfers to your bank cost extra. (The rate was a flat 2.75% in earlier years.)

Can I use my own exact numbers?+

Yes — open the full Cash App calculator to add your shipping and costs for an exact net profit.