Getting Work

What Airtasker actually takes from every job (the real numbers)

Most Australian service providers on Airtasker know there is a fee. Fewer know exactly how much it is, how it compounds over a year, and what the alternative actually costs.

Airtasker charges a service fee of between 10% and 20% of each completed job, deducted before payment reaches the provider. On a $200 job at 15%, that is $30 gone before you see a dollar. On $60,000 of annual work, that is $9,000 per year to Airtasker alone.

How Airtasker's service fee works

When a job is completed on Airtasker and the poster releases payment, Airtasker deducts a service fee from the tasker's (provider's) side before releasing the remainder. The fee is tiered — smaller jobs attract a higher percentage, larger jobs a lower one, but the range sits broadly between 10% and 20% of the job value.

This is separate from any fees charged to the task poster. The poster pays the agreed price in full. It is the tasker who absorbs the commission on the other end. Many providers do not fully account for this when setting their rates — they quote a price that feels fair, then receive noticeably less than expected after the fee is applied.

The annual cost by income level

At a conservative 15% average fee, here is what Airtasker takes annually at different income levels: $30,000 in completed work — $4,500. $60,000 — $9,000. $100,000 — $15,000. $150,000 — $22,500. These are not hypothetical numbers. They are the direct cost of using a commission platform at typical Australian service provider income levels.

The bidding problem on top of the fee

Airtasker's model compounds the problem because it is also a bidding platform. Multiple providers bid on each job. The lowest bid typically wins. So not only are you paying a percentage of every job to Airtasker — you are also being pushed to lower your prices just to win the work in the first place. Here is why shared leads force a race to the bottom.

What a flat membership costs by comparison

CoYoTrade Pro is $49 per month — $588 per year. No commission on any job. A provider doing $60,000 in annual work saves $8,412 per year compared to Airtasker's 15% fee. A provider doing $100,000 saves $14,412. The maths is not complicated. Here is how the no-commission model works.