3D Print Pricing Calculator

To price a 3D print, add up what one print costs you - filament, your prep, cleanup and post-processing time at an hourly wage, printer wear and power for the print hours, packaging and a share of your monthly costs - with failed prints carried by the good ones. Then set the price so that after Etsy fees and postage you still keep the profit share you pick (40% of the price to start), or use cost x multipliers or check your own price.

1. One build plate and your time
prints
of this design printed together
min
min
min
done on the good prints only, so failures do not add to it
hours
%
0% = unpaid, 100% = paid like work time
$/ hour
2. Materials
$
g
g
the grams your slicer shows
$
inserts, magnets, paint
%
10% = one in ten - the good prints carry their cost
3. Printer power
W
from a plug-in meter; counted for the print time
$per kWh
4. Per print and monthly costs
$each
$each
$/ hour
printer price / hours it lasts, e.g. $600 / 5,000 h = $0.12
$each
$each
$0 for free shipping - the postage stays a cost
$/ month
shop fees, software, studio, insurance
prints
5. Your price
% of price
after Etsy fees, postage and all your costs
x
x
$
Etsy fees and sales tax (Etsy US, October 2026)
%
of the item price + the shipping you charge
%
of what the buyer pays, sales tax included
$per order
$per sale
%
collected by Etsy for the state - it changes the processing fee only
rules differ by state

Price every design on your printer

The 3D Print Pricing Calculator workbook on Etsy uses the same math as this page and adds:

  • Supply costs from the pack: a 1 kg spool by the gram, resin by the kg, isopropyl alcohol by the gallon used in ml.
  • Each design built from a recipe picked from dropdown lists, with several materials per design.
  • Finished examples to start from, so you can see a whole print priced before adding your own.
  • Typing slips caught before you price, such as printer watts typed in kW (0.12 instead of 120).
  • Every design on one Price List: cost, wholesale, retail, fees, postage, profit and profit per hour.
See the workbook on Etsy

One .xlsx file for Excel, plus a link to make your own copy in Google Sheets. Instant download.

The 3D Print Pricing Calculator workbook open on a laptop, with the price at the top

Questions

How much should I charge for a 3D print?

Add the filament from your slicer grams, your hands-on time at your hourly wage, printer wear and power for the print time, packaging and a share of your monthly costs, then let the good prints carry the failed ones. In the example, a PETG planter printed two to a plate costs $14.58 and sells for $32.

Should I charge for the hours the printer runs?

Printer wear and power are counted for every print hour either way. Your own pay for that time is your choice: 0% while you do other things, 100% or anything between.

How do I work out printer wear per hour?

Divide what the printer cost by the hours it lasts - a $600 printer that lasts about 5,000 hours is $0.12 an hour. Add nozzles and parts if you like. It is multiplied by the print time for you.

How do failed prints change the price?

Type the share you lose (10% = one in ten). The filament, prep and cleanup time, printer wear and power of the failed prints are carried by the good ones. Post-processing is done on the good prints only, so it is not raised.

Which Etsy fees are counted?

The transaction fee of 6.5% of the item price and the shipping you charge, payment processing of 3% of what the buyer pays (sales tax included) plus $0.25, and the $0.20 listing fee - Etsy US rates as of October 2026. Open "Etsy fees and sales tax" to change any rate, or set them to 0 for a cash sale at a market.

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