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Cash App fee on $50

What Cash App takes on a $50 sale — and what you keep.

Cash App fee

$1.45

You keep

$48.55

Cash App fee (2.60%)
- $1.30
Fixed fee
- $0.15

Selling for $50 on Cash App costs about $1.45 in fees, so you keep $48.55 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.)

$50 compared across platforms

What you would keep on a $50 sale, ranked best to worst.

PlatformFeeYou keep
Stripe- $1.75$48.25
PayPal- $2.24$47.77
Mercari- $5.00$45.00
Etsy- $5.20$44.80
eBay- $7.20$42.80
Amazon- $7.50$42.50

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 $50?+

On a $50 sale, Cash App takes about $1.45, leaving you $48.55 before your own product and shipping costs.

What percentage does Cash App take of a $50 sale?+

The $1.45 in fees works out to an effective 2.9% of your $50 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.