Airbnb Co-Host Fee Calculator: your fee on every base
Enter a month of gross bookings, your percentage and its base. See your fee, the owner's payout, and how much the base changes both.
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Where the gross goes on your baseExample
Co-host$1,000
Share of gross20%
Owner$2,625 53%
Co-host$1,000 20%
Airbnb$775 16%
Cleaner$600 12%
Examples computed by this calculator on sample inputs. Not market data.
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Airbnb fees per Help Center article 1857
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How it works
Three steps. About a minute.
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Step 1: Enter the agreement
Monthly gross, the cleaning fees inside it, your percentage and the base it is charged on. Add your hours for an hourly rate.
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Step 2: See every base
Your fee on all five bases side by side, the owner's payout on yours, and the spread over a year.
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Step 3: Keep the PDF
Download the comparison to settle the base with the owner before you sign.
Your report
What you'll get
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Co-host fee per monthFrom the sample
Co-host fee per month
$1,000
Co-host fee per year
$12,000
Owner payout per month
$2,625
Your share of gross
20.0%
THE HEADLINE
Your co-host fee per month on the base you named
The percentage you quoted on the base in your agreement, with the owner's payout next to it. Both sides of the deal in one view.
Co-host fee per month
Co-host fee per year
Owner payout per month
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20% on every fee baseFrom the sample
$0$2.5k$5k
$5,000
$4,400
$4,225
$3,625
$3,625
Gross incl. cleaning fees (yours)Rental revenue excl. cleaningNet of channel feesNet of channel fees and cleaningNet operating income
THE BASE
The same percentage on five different bases
Gross, rental only, net of the Airbnb fee, net of fee and cleaning, and NOI. The base can move your fee by more than a five-point change in the percentage.
Gap between bases per year
Fee on each base
Same dollars as a % of each base
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Fair-split helper: the percentage to quote on each baseFrom the sample
Fee baseBase amountPercentage to quoteFee per month
Gross incl. cleaning fees (yours)$5,00018.1%$906
Rental revenue excl. cleaning$4,40020.6%$906
Net of channel fees$4,22521.4%$906
Net of channel fees and cleaning$3,62525.0%$906
Net operating income$3,62525.0%$906
WHAT TO QUOTE
The percentage to quote on each base
Set the share of the profit pool you want, and it returns the percentage that delivers it on each base. Owners compare quotes on different bases; this puts them on one footing.
Percentage to quote on each base
Your share of the profit pool
Owner payout at the fair split
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Where the gross goes on your baseFrom the sample
$5,000
Owner$2,625 53%
Co-host$1,000 20%
Airbnb$775 16%
Cleaner$600 12%
WHO GETS WHAT
Where each dollar of gross goes on your base
Owner, co-host, Airbnb, cleaner and other expenses as one split. It is the slide to show an owner who thinks your fee is the biggest cost.
Owner share
Co-host share
Airbnb and cleaner
Showing part 1 of 4: Your fee
Your fee on every base, side by side
The owner's payout on the base you choose
What the base is worth over a year
Your fee at other percentages
A fair-split helper, and your fee in a slower month
The base moves the fee more than the percentage
20% fee on each base, per monthFrom the sample
$0$500$1k$1.5k
$1k
$880
$845
$725
$725
grossrental revenue excluding cleaningnet of the Airbnb feenet of the Airbnb fee and cleaningnet operating income
A co-host fee is the agreed percentage times a base. The base can be gross with cleaning, rent without cleaning, revenue after Airbnb's fee, revenue after the fee and the cleaner, or NOI.
On one door the spread between those bases runs to hundreds of dollars a month at the same percentage. Settle the base in writing before you argue about the percentage.
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Co-host fee mistakes this calculator catches
Most co-host disputes start with the fee base.
01Leaving the base unwritten
On $5,000 of gross, 20% runs from $725 to $1,000 a month depending on the base. That is $3,300 a year on one door.
02Charging on gross that includes cleaning
The cleaning fee passes straight to the cleaner. A fee on gross takes 20% of money the owner never keeps: $120 a month on $600 of cleaning fees.
03Not testing a slow month
In a month 30% slower, 20% of gross drops from $1,000 to $700 and the owner's payout falls from $2,625 to $1,838. Know who absorbs the dip before it happens.
What the owner keeps on your base
Where the gross goes on your baseFrom the sample
Owner$2.6k 53%
Co-host$1k 20%
Airbnb$775 16%
Cleaner$600 12%
Owner payout is gross minus Airbnb's fee, the cleaner, other owner expenses and your fee. Showing the owner this split up front heads off the first statement dispute.
Cleaning is usually pass-through: the owner receives the cleaning fee and pays the cleaner. On a gross base you earn a share of that cleaning fee too. On the net bases you do not.
Is the fee worth your hours?
From the sample
Your percentage
20%
×
The base
=
Co-host fee a month
$1,000
Enter your hours on the door and the fee becomes an effective hourly rate. Compare that across your doors at renewal. The door paying well below the rest per hour is the one to renegotiate first.
MagicBNB's Monthly Portfolio Report Builder turns each month into an owner report in PDF or Excel from a saved template, which cuts the hours a door costs you.
How operators use it
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Co-host quoting a new owner
Owner has a competing quote at 15% of net against your 20% of gross.
Puts both quotes on the same base with the fair-split table and shows which leaves the owner more.
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Co-host renewing contracts
Five owners, five different base definitions.
Runs each, sees which doors pay least per hour, and standardises the base at renewal.
Co-host fees, worked through
What is the difference between 20% of gross and 20% of net?
On $5,000 of gross with $600 of cleaning, 20% of gross is $1,000 a month and 20% of net after the Airbnb fee and cleaning is $725. That is $3,300 a year on one door.
Gross includes the cleaning fee, which passes straight to the cleaner, and Airbnb's 15.5%, which the owner never sees. A fee on gross takes a share of both. A fee on net does not.
Neither is wrong. They are different prices. The mistake is agreeing to '20%' without the base written into the agreement, then each side assuming a different one.
Net of channel fees and cleaning$3,625 base, $725 fee
What happens to a co-host fee in a slow month?
It falls with the base, but not by the same amount for each side. In a month 30% slower, 20% of gross drops from $1,000 to $700, and the owner's payout drops from $2,625 to $1,838.
On gross, the co-host's fee falls by the same 30% as revenue. The owner's payout falls by 30% too here, because the costs in this example fall with revenue. When owner costs are fixed, the owner's share falls faster than the co-host's.
Run the slow-month table before quoting. It is the conversation you will have in February anyway.
How do I compare two co-host quotes on different bases?
Convert both to dollars on the same month, or to a percentage of the same base. The fair-split helper does it: 25% of the profit pool is 18.1% of gross or 25% of net after fees and cleaning.
A quote of 18% of gross and one of 25% of net can be the same deal. On the sample, both pay the co-host $906 and leave the owner $2,719.
Owners compare percentages because that is what quotes show. Showing them in dollars on their own month removes most of the argument.
Same $906 fee, quoted on each base
18.1% of gross incl. cleaning
20.6% of rental revenue excl. cleaning
21.4% of net of channel fees
25.0% of net of channel fees and cleaning
How much does an Airbnb co-host earn per hour?
The monthly fee divided by hours on the door. At $1,000 a month and 12 hours, that is $83.33 an hour; at 25 hours it is $40.
Hours vary more between doors than fees do. A door with constant guest messages, a difficult owner or a far-off cleaner can take twice the time for the same percentage.
Enter your hours per door and compare the hourly figure across your portfolio at renewal. The lowest one is the first to reprice or hand back.
Where it fits in a co-host business
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When quoting
Enter the owner's expected month and your percentage. Quote with the base written out in words in the agreement.
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At renewal
Add your hours per door and compare fees per hour across owners. Reprice the lowest first.
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Across all doors
Look for the pattern. MagicBNB's Listings table sorts every door by margin, so the low earners show up first.
Terms on this page
Fee base
The amount your percentage is charged on: gross, rental only, net of fees, or NOI.
Gross
Nightly revenue plus cleaning fees, before Airbnb's cut.
Pass-through
Money that goes straight to someone else, like the cleaning fee to the cleaner.
Profit pool
What is left after the Airbnb fee, cleaning and owner expenses, shared between owner and co-host.
Take rate
Your fee as a share of gross.
Questions
How much do Airbnb co-hosts charge?
There is no reliable published range, so this page does not quote one. The number that matters more than the percentage is the base it is charged on: the same percentage moves by hundreds of dollars a month between gross and net of fees and cleaning.
Should a co-host fee be on gross or net?
Either works if the agreement names it in words. Gross is simple and pays the co-host for revenue they help create. Net of Airbnb's fee and cleaning ties the fee to what the owner actually receives. If you switch bases, use the results table to find the percentage that pays the same dollars.
How is a co-host fee calculated on Airbnb?
Multiply the agreed percentage by the base. For example, 20% of $5,000 gross is $1,000. The same 20% of gross minus Airbnb's $775 fee and $600 of cleaning is $725. Agree the base in writing before you agree the percentage.
Does the co-host fee include cleaning?
Only if the base includes it. On gross the co-host earns a percentage of the cleaning fee too. On rental revenue excluding cleaning, or net of fee and cleaning, they do not. Cleaning is usually pass-through: the owner receives the fee and pays the cleaner.
How do I know if my co-host fee is worth it?
Enter your hours on the door. The fee divided by the hours is your effective hourly rate, which is the figure to compare across doors at renewal. A door that pays well below your other doors per hour is the one to renegotiate first.
How do I set a fair co-host fee?
Agree the share of the profit first, then pick the base. The results take the month's profit pool (gross minus the Airbnb fee, cleaner and owner expenses), apply the share you aim for, and give the percentage to quote on each base. An owner who insists on a percentage of gross then pays the same dollars as one who prefers a share of net.
Should a co-host fee be charged before or after Airbnb's fee?
Either works if the agreement says which. Charging after the fee means the co-host is not paid on money the owner never receives; on the sample that is $775 of the $5,000 gross.
Who pays the cleaner when a co-host manages the listing?
In this calculator the owner receives the cleaning fee and pays the cleaner. If your arrangement differs, write it into the agreement and model it as owner expenses.
Can a co-host charge a flat monthly fee instead?
Yes. A flat fee is predictable for the owner and protects the co-host in slow months. The owner payout calculator compares flat and percentage models side by side.
What is the profit pool in a co-host agreement?
Gross less the Airbnb fee, the cleaner and owner expenses. It is what owner and co-host split between them, and the fairest way to compare quotes on different bases.
This calculator prices one agreement. MagicBNB's Listings table puts net revenue, profit and margin for every door in one sortable view, so the ones to reprice at renewal sit at the bottom.
Two more places this shows up in MagicBNB
Monthly Portfolio Report BuilderOwner statements built from 40+ columns, previewed live and exported, so the base and fee are shown the same way every month.
Portfolio OverviewShareable URLs: send the owner a link and they see the same figures you do.
This calculator is the quick look. MagicBNB runs the same numbers in depth and in real time, property by property, in a Portfolio Overview your owners can open too.