Shutterstock Submitter Earnings Schedule
(all amounts are in USD)







Product Type
Your own downloads Downloads credited to Submitters you referred to Shutterstock* CD a month backup program Sales from co-branded sites that license or sell Shutterstock content on a per image or per item basis Sales from sites that license images from Shutterstock for re-licensing (on a per-image basis)
Images:
Per-Day Subscriptions

(e.g. 25-A-Day)
Your pay per download is determined by your total lifetime earnings:
Earnings per DownloadLifetime Earnings
$0.25Less than $500
$0.33$500 to $3,000
$0.36$3,000 to $10,000
$0.38Over $10,000
$0.03 $0.05 the greater of: a) twenty five US cents ($0.25) per unique download; and b) 20% of the sale price actually received by Shutterstock the greater of: a) twenty five US cents ($0.25) per unique download; and b) 20% of the income attributable to each unique download actually received by Shutterstock
Images:
Multi-Image On Demand

(Small/Med)
Earnings per DownloadLifetime Earnings
$0.81Less than $500
$1.07$500 to $3,000
$1.17$3,000 to $10,000
$1.24Over $10,000
$0.03 $0.05 n/a n/a
Images:
Multi-Image On Demand

(Any Size)
Earnings per DownloadLifetime Earnings
$1.88Less than $500
$2.48$500 to $3,000
$2.70$3,000 to $10,000
$2.85Over $10,000
$0.03 $0.05 n/a n/a
Images:
Enhanced License
$28.00 $0.03 $0.05 n/a n/a
Images:
Single Image On Demand

and
Any Products Not Listed Above
Earnings per Download**Lifetime Earnings
20% of sale priceLess than $500
25% of sale price$500 to $3,000
28% of sale price$3,000 to $10,000
30% of sale priceOver $10,000
$0.03 $0.05 n/a n/a
Footage:
Shopping Cart
30% of sale price 10% of sale price n/a n/a n/a
Footage Subscriptions (Low-res / SD / HD) 30% of sale price, with minimums of $2.50 for low-resolution downloads, $8.00 for SD downloads, and $13.25 for HD downloads $0.25 / $0.80 / $1.30 n/a n/a n/a












Referring Buyers*

The referring submitter will receive 20% of the value of the referred buyer's initial purchase, up to a maximum of $200


* Shutterstock reserves the right to withhold payments due to you under the Shutterstock referral program for up to 90 days from the date your referred submitter or subscriber establishes its Shutterstock account. (see paragraphs 7g, 7h of the Terms of Service).
** Percentage of the sale price actually received by Shutterstock.