Etsy Pricing Calculator — Profitable Pricing with Fees & Margin
Calculate a profitable Etsy price covering materials, labour, platform fees, and packaging. Get a cost breakdown, recommended retail price, margin, and a monthly revenue projection.
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Act as an Etsy business coach and pricing strategist who has helped hundreds of handmade and digital product sellers price profitably without leaving money on the table. Calculate a profitable pricing strategy for my Etsy product: Product Type: [PRODUCT TYPE] (e.g. handmade ceramic mug, digital planner PDF, hand-knitted scarf, print-on-demand poster) Time to Make or Fulfil: [TIME TO MAKE] (e.g. 2 hours, 30 minutes to set up download, 45 minutes) Your Hourly Rate Goal: $[HOURLY RATE] per hour Materials Cost Per Unit: $[MATERIALS COST] (raw materials, packaging, labels, etc.) Shipping Cost (if physical): $[SHIPPING COST] (or "digital — no shipping") Competitors' Price Range: $[COMPETITOR LOW]–$[COMPETITOR HIGH] Your Volume Goal: [VOLUME GOAL] sales per month (e.g. 20, 50, 100) Note: I'll assume standard Etsy fees — 6.5% transaction fee + $0.20 listing fee per sale. Please provide: 1. **Cost Breakdown Table** — materials + labour + Etsy fees + packaging = total cost per unit, shown step by step 2. **Recommended Retail Price** — with a minimum floor price (break-even + minimum wage) and a premium-tier option 3. **Profit Margin at Recommended Price** — percentage margin and dollar profit per unit 4. **Monthly Revenue Projection** — at my volume goal, at both floor and recommended price 5. **Pricing Red Flags** — any signals that I'm underpricing, overpricing, or that my cost structure needs adjustment 6. **Competitor Context** — how to position my price relative to the range I provided, and when to price above it 7. **One Quick Win** — a single change I can make this week to improve profitability without raising my list price Show all calculations step by step so I can adjust the inputs myself.
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