Airtasker fees explained (2026): what posters and taskers actually pay

Airtasker charges both sides of every job, and the poster's fee only appears when they assign. Here are the numbers as published in September 2026, and what you would pay on Taskerama instead.

What the tasker pays

A service fee deducted from the job price, tiered by how much that tasker earned on the platform in the previous rolling 30 days:

Tier	30-day earnings (UK)	Service fee	With VAT
Bronze	Under £450	20%	24%
Silver	£450+	18.5%	22.2%
Gold	£1,400+	14.9%	17.9%
Platinum	£2,800+	12.5%	15%

Two things matter here. First, the tiers reset. A quiet month drops you back down, so the taskers who most need the money pay the highest rate. Second, tier eligibility also depends on your completion rate over the last 20 assigned tasks.

Repeat customers are charged at a lower 1.9% plus a fixed fee.

What the poster pays

A connection fee, charged when you assign the task, banded by price:

Task price	Connection fee (inc VAT)
Under £30	£4.95
£30 to £59.99	£9.95
£60 to £89.99	£14.95
£90 to £119.99	£19.95
£120 to £149.99	£24.95
£150 to £179.99	£29.95
£180+	£39.95

A £49.90 yearly membership waives it.

Worked example: a £150 job

• Poster is charged £179.95 (£150 + £29.95).
• Tasker at Bronze pays 20% plus VAT, so £36 comes off, leaving £114.
• The gap between what the customer paid and what the worker received is £65.95, about 37% of the job price.

At the Platinum tier the tasker keeps £127.50, so the gap narrows to £52.45, still about a third of a £150 job.

The fees people do not expect

• Cancellation. If a poster cancels, they forfeit the connection fee. If a tasker cancels, they are charged an amount equal to the connection fee, deducted from future payouts.
• Tips. Airtasker's cut has historically applied to tips as well as the job price.
• Price increases. Adding money to a task mid-job does not re-trigger the connection fee, but does increase the tasker's service fee.
• Randomised fee studies. Airtasker's own help centre states it runs regular randomised fee studies and may vary rates temporarily. Two taskers can be charged different rates for the same tier.

How Taskerama does it

Taskerama uses the same two-fee shape, a tiered service fee and a booking fee, because that is what funds a protected marketplace. What changes is everything around it:

• Both fees are shown on the offer, before you accept. No fee appearing at the last step. The total you see is the total you pay.
• Your tier is on your dashboard, recalculated daily, with exactly what you need to reach the next one.
• No cancellation fee for either side before the task starts. The poster is refunded in full.
• Tips are never touched. 100% goes to the tasker.
• Work you bring yourself is 0% commission, not a reduced rate. A payment processing and protection charge of 2.9% plus 20p still applies; what we do not add is our commission. Those jobs still earn reviews on your public profile, so repeat customers build the reputation that wins new ones.
• Refunds go back to your card, never to platform credits.
• Payment stays on hold if either side opens a dispute.

Same model, no surprises. See our fees in full, then post a task free or become a tasker.

Fees change. Airtasker's figures were verified from its published help centre and pricing pages on 5 September 2026. Check its site for current figures.