Stripe fee gross-up calculator

Enter the amount you want to keep after Stripe's fee. The calculator returns the price to charge so the fee is covered. It uses Stripe's published US card rate, 2.9% + 30 cents per successful charge.

I want to keep $

Formula: charge = (keep + 0.30) / (1 - 0.029). Other card types, currencies, taxes and chargebacks are not included.

Common targets

You keep	Charge this	Stripe fee

Notes

The fee is charged per successful charge, so bundling usage into one monthly plan is cheaper than charging per call.
Check stripe.com/pricing for the current rate before relying on this. Source read October 2026.
Related: Stripe fees on small API prices, API price calculator.

Not financial advice and not affiliated with Stripe.

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