If you are earning in US Dollars ($), Euros (€), or British Pounds (£), you have the option to receive payout to PayPal or your checking account via direct deposit. If you would like to receive your payout in another currency, learn about your payout options, here.
Important note: Creators based in the US Virgin Islands or any other US territory or possession— with the exception of Puerto Rico— are not supported by our ACH direct deposit partner. Creators in the US Virgin Islands or any other US territory other than Puerto Rico will need to use PayPal for to payout.
Important note: Creators based in the US Virgin Islands or any other US territory or possession— with the exception of Puerto Rico— are not supported by our ACH direct deposit partner. Creators in the US Virgin Islands or any other US territory other than Puerto Rico will need to use PayPal for to payout.
Transfer Fees
Your Patreon account balance already reflects the removal of your platform fee and payment processing fees, which vary based on your patrons’ method of payment. When you manually withdraw your balance, or have Patreon do an automatic withdraw on the 5th of the month, an additional fee is removed based on your payout method.
Below are the fees associated with each currency:
US Dollars ($)
Below are the fees associated with each currency:
US Dollars ($)
- US creators receiving payout via direct deposit: $0.25 USD per payout
- US creators receiving payout via PayPal ($10 minimum to be able to pay out): 1% of the amount transferred with a minimum of $0.25, capped at $20.00 USD
- Non-US creators receiving payout in dollars via Payoneer ($25 minimum to be able to pay out): $1.00 USD per payout to your Payoneer account. Option to withdraw funds from your Payoneer account to your local bank account or the Payoneer Prepaid Debit MasterCard®, or $3.00 USD per global bank transfer.*
*Payoneer global bank transfer is a legacy feature only available to creators that connected a Payoneer account prior to December 19, 2018. If your Payoneer account is currently using global bank transfer and you would like to update to the Payoneer account or prepaid MasterCard to take advantage of the lower payout fees and flexibility, click “Manage Payoneer Account” under Payout Method on the Payout Preferences page. Learn more about Payoneer
Euros (€)
- Euro creators receiving payout via Payoneer: €0.75 per payout, charged by Patreon
- Euro creators receiving payout via Paypal (€10 minimum to be able to payout): €1.00 per payout
British Pounds (£)
- British Pounds creators receiving payout via Payoneer: £0.75 per payout, charged by Patreon
- British Pounds creators receiving payout via PayPal (£10.00 minimum to be able to payout): £1.00 per payout
Note: This does not include any fees associated with converting USD to your native currency. Payment processors may also change their fees at any time without notice. In the event of a fee change, we would update our fee structure accordingly.
Setting up a payment method
To set up your payout method, head to your creator settings page and select Payouts and taxes. Make sure to save your changes! - It's worth it to double check your payout settings right after you enter it or change it.
Learn more about receiving payments on Patreon here.