How much does Shopify take from a $50.00 sale?
Short answer: $1.98 in platform fees — 4.0% of what the buyer paid. After typical product and running costs, this sale nets $13.74. Here is every line.
The $50.00 sale, line by line
Platform fees
$1.98
Take rate
4.0%
You are paid
$48.02
Net profit
$13.74
| Card processing (2.9% + $0.30) | -$1.75 |
| Basic plan (per order) | -$0.13 |
| Apps (per order) | -$0.10 |
| Product cost (COGS) | -$17.50 |
| Inbound shipping | -$1.40 |
| Packaging | -$0.40 |
| Your shipping cost | -$6.20 |
| Advertising | -$7.50 |
| Expected returns loss | -$1.28 |
| Net profit | $13.74 |
Assumptions
Basic plan billed monthly at 300 orders/month, $30/month of apps, Shopify Payments, product cost 35% of price, shipping $6.20, inbound $1.40, packaging $0.40, ads 15%, returns 5%.
Change any of them and the answer moves — that's what the calculator is for.
Fee schedule version 2026.1, verified 2026-10-22. Worked with the same engine as our calculators.