Pet Sitting & Dog Walking Rate Calculator
Calculate your real take-home pay as a Rover or Wag pet sitter or dog walker after platform service fees, plus your weekly, monthly, and annual income.
Pet Sitting & Dog Walking Take-Home Pay Formula
Rover and Wag both pay sitters and walkers a share of the price a client pays, after deducting a service fee. Rover keeps 20% of the booking price (sitters keep 80%), while Wag keeps roughly 40% of the booking price (walkers keep about 60%). Tips are typically not subject to these commissions, so they are added back in full.
Rover charges sitters a 20% service fee on the booking subtotal (separate from the ~11% fee paid by pet owners) and does not take a cut of tips. Wag takes a much larger cut — providers typically keep around 60% of the booking price. Independent/direct clients (found outside an app) keep 100% of the booking price.
How to Use the Pet Sitting & Dog Walking Rate Calculator
Choose your platform
Select Rover (20% fee), Wag (~40% fee), or Independent/Direct client (0% platform fee).
Enter your price per booking
This is the rate you charge for a single walk, drop-in visit, daycare day, or overnight stay.
Enter your bookings per week
Count every paid walk, visit, or overnight stay you complete in a typical week.
Enter your average weekly tips
Tips are generally not subject to platform commissions and are added directly to your take-home pay.
Click Calculate
View your platform fee, net pay per booking, and your weekly, monthly, and annual take-home earnings.
Real-World Scenario Example
"A dog walker on Rover charges $20 per 30-minute walk, completes 15 walks per week, and earns about $30 in tips per week."
Inputs
Result
Gross weekly earnings $300. Rover's 20% fee is $60. Net weekly earnings (including tips) is $270 — about $1,169/month or $14,040/year.
Important Disclaimer
Platform fee percentages and rate ranges are based on publicly available 2026 data for Rover and Wag and may change at any time. Actual fees and earnings depend on your location, services offered, and each platform's current terms — always confirm current fee structures in your provider account.
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