According to TPT, the top seller tier pays 80% today and will pay 77.5% once Premium Seller becomes Exclusive Seller on January 1, 2027. Percentages are easy to shrug off. Dollars are not, so this article turns the 2.5-point difference into amounts you can compare with your own sales report.
We only use the rates TPT has published and simple multiplication. If you want to test your own prices, the TeachLessons payout calculator shows the same kind of math for several platforms side by side. Keep last year's sales report open while you read, because your own counts matter more than any example here.
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The cut on a single sale
On orders of $3 or more, the change is simply 2.5% of the price. The annual fee stays at $59.95, so the fee itself does not change anything here. Only the rate does.
On orders under $3, both tiers take the same $0.15 per resource, so the difference is still 2.5% of the price. On a $1 resource, Premium pays $0.65 today and Exclusive will pay about $0.63. That is two and a half cents.
| Price | Premium today (80%) | Exclusive 2027 (77.5%) | Difference per sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $4.00 | $3.88 | about $0.13 |
| $10.00 | $8.00 | $7.75 | $0.25 |
| $20.00 | $16.00 | $15.50 | $0.50 |
| $50.00 | $40.00 | $38.75 | $1.25 |
What it adds up to over a year
The per-sale number only matters once you multiply it by your volume. Pull last year's sales report from TPT and count how many sales you had at each price. Then multiply.
A few examples, all at a single price to keep the math clean:
- 200 sales of a $10 resource: 200 × $0.25 = $50 less in a year.
- 600 sales of a $10 resource: 600 × $0.25 = $150 less.
- 1,000 sales of a $10 resource: 1,000 × $0.25 = $250 less.
- 300 sales of a $20 unit: 300 × $0.50 = $150 less.
- 100 sales of a $50 bundle: 100 × $1.25 = $125 less.
- 1,000 sales of a $1 worksheet: 1,000 × $0.025 = $25 less.
A worked example with a mixed store
Most stores sell at several prices, so here is one made-up store to show the method. It is not real data, just an illustration. Say the store sold 400 resources at $5, 300 at $10, 100 at $20 and 40 bundles at $50. That is 840 sales and $9,000 in sales.
At 80%, the store would earn $7,200 before the annual fee. At 77.5%, it would earn $6,975. The difference is $225 for the year, which is exactly 2.5% of $9,000. You can check the pieces: $50 from the $5 items, $75 from the $10 items, $50 from the $20 items and $50 from the bundles.
This shortcut works for any store whose orders are mostly $3 or more: take your yearly sales total and multiply by 0.025. If you sold $4,000 in a year, the change is about $100. If you sold $20,000, it is about $500.
Putting the number in context
A smaller payout rate is only one side of the trade. TPT says Exclusive Sellers also get Search Analytics, a Keyword Finder, promotional tools and possible inclusion in TPT-funded campaigns. Whether those tools are worth more than the 2.5 points depends on how you use them, and only you can judge that.
The other side is the exclusivity commitment on TPT-eligible resources. That has no price tag in TPT's fee table, but it matters if you sell or plan to sell anywhere else. We cover what to look for in TPT's wording in the exclusivity questions to check.
It also helps to compare against Basic, since that is where Premium Sellers land if they do nothing. On a $10 sale, Basic pays $5.20 against Exclusive's $7.75, a gap of $2.55. That gap is much larger than the 2.5-point cut. Our break-even article on the $59.95 fee works through that comparison.
If you plan to stay on Basic
Some sellers will choose Basic so they can keep selling the same resources in other places. If that is your plan, a second channel can make up part of the difference. Through the TeachLessons seller program, a $10 sale pays you $6.79 (70% of the price after a flat 3% payment cost), with no membership fee and no exclusivity. You would keep selling on TPT Basic at $5.20 per $10 sale, and each sale that comes through TeachLessons would pay $6.79. We can't promise any number of sales, so treat this as a per-sale comparison only.
If you choose Exclusive instead, honor that commitment for the resources it covers. TeachLessons is not meant as a way around it.
Sources and a note on accuracy
All TPT rates and fees in this article come from TPT's announcement and its seller fee help page, current as of October 2026. If TPT changes them, the math changes too. This is not financial or tax advice.
TeachLessons is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Teachers Pay Teachers. TPT and Teachers Pay Teachers are trademarks of their owner.
Key takeaway: The move from 80% to 77.5% costs 2.5% of your sales, about $225 on $9,000 a year. Run the numbers on your own report before you decide, and weigh them against the tools and the exclusivity condition.
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Questions sellers ask
How much less will I earn on a $10 sale as an Exclusive Seller?
Based on TPT's published rates, $0.25 less per sale: $7.75 instead of $8.00.
Is there a quick way to estimate the yearly effect?
If most of your orders are $3 or more, multiply your yearly sales total by 0.025. A store with $9,000 in sales would earn about $225 less.
Does the annual fee change too?
No. According to TPT, the Exclusive Seller fee is $59.95 a year, the same as Premium today.
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TeachLessons is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT). "TPT" and "Teachers Pay Teachers" are trademarks of their owner and are used here only to refer to that platform. TPT figures are as TPT published them in October 2026; check TPT's seller fee page for current terms. General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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