Earnings Schedule
Get paid up to $120 per image download
| Earnings per download | |||||
| Lifetime Earnings |
Per-Day Subscription |
On Demand (Small/Medium) |
On Demand (Any Size) |
Enhanced License |
Single/Two Image On Demand & Any Products Not Listed |
| $0 - $500 | $0.25 | $0.81 | $1.88 | $28.00 | 20% of sale price received (up to $80)* |
| $500 - $3,000 | $0.33 | $1.07 | $2.48 | $28.00 | 25% of sale price received (up to $100)* |
| $3,000 - $10,000 | $0.36 | $1.17 | $2.70 | $28.00 | 28% of sale price received (up to $112)* |
| $10,000 + | $0.38 | $1.24 | $2.85 | $28.00 | 30% of sale price received (up to $120)* | * Or more, based on sale price received. |
Shutterstock has paid contributors for over 300 million downloads
30%
Your royalty for every clip purchased
Earn 30% of the sale price received by Shutterstock for each clip sold.
For example, a regularly priced HD clip ($79) would pay $23.70.
Earn more by referring contributors & customers
Earn $0.04 each time an image* is downloaded for the first two years after your referred contributor is approved.
Earn 10% each time a clip* is sold for the first year after your referred contributor is approved.
Earn 20% of the first payment by your referred customer to Shutterstock, up to $200.*
*Referral earning is for clips or images uploaded by your referred contributor.
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 and 7h of the Terms of Service).
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