YouTube Money Calculator
Estimate YouTube ad earnings from your views and RPM.
The presets are example starting points, not rates published by the platform. If you're in the YouTube Partner Program, use the RPM from your YouTube Analytics.
Estimated per month
$300
Estimated per year
$3,600
Formula: 100,000 views ÷ 1,000 × $3.00 RPM = $300
Range: $100 to $1,000 per month if your RPM landed between $1.00 and $10.00.
Estimates only. Real RPM varies widely with your niche, where your viewers live, the format you post, the time of year and how many views are eligible to earn. This calculator can't see your account, and actual payouts can be higher or lower.
“How much does YouTube pay?” has no single answer, because YouTube doesn't pay a fixed rate per view. What a channel earns depends on its RPM, the revenue it takes home for every 1,000 views. This free YouTube money calculator applies that formula to your numbers: enter your views per month or per video, choose or type an RPM, and you get a monthly and yearly estimate plus a range from a low to a high RPM.
RPM varies widely by niche, by where your viewers live, by format (Shorts and long-form videos earn differently) and by season, so treat every figure here as an estimate, not a forecast. The presets are example starting points only. If your channel is already monetized, the most accurate input is the RPM shown in your own YouTube Analytics. YouTube counts all views in RPM, including ones that didn't show an ad, which is why it usually sits well below CPM.
For a deeper look at what moves YouTube income, read our guide to how much YouTube pays. More views is the one lever every channel controls, and a steady upload schedule helps. The PostJay YouTube scheduler lets you queue videos and Shorts ahead of time. If you also post short clips to TikTok, estimate that side with the TikTok money calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How does the YouTube money calculator work?
It multiplies your views by your RPM and divides by 1,000. RPM is the revenue you earn per 1,000 views, so 200,000 views at a $3 RPM works out to about $600. The result is an estimate, because your real RPM changes from month to month.
What is the difference between RPM and CPM on YouTube?
According to YouTube, CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions before YouTube takes its share, and it only counts views where ads ran. RPM is what you earn per 1,000 of all your views after the revenue share, and it also includes YouTube Premium, channel memberships, Super Chat and Super Stickers. RPM is the better number for estimating your income.
Why does YouTube RPM vary so much?
Advertisers pay more to reach some audiences than others, so niche matters a lot: topics like finance and software tend to attract higher-paying ads than broad entertainment. Viewer location, video length and format, the season, and the share of your views that are monetized all move RPM too. Use the low and high presets to see how wide that spread can be.
When can a YouTube channel start earning?
You need to join the YouTube Partner Program. YouTube's help center lists two routes to eligibility: 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 qualified public watch hours in the last 12 months, or 1,000 subscribers with 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days. Requirements can change, so check YouTube Studio for the current rules in your country.
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