The fee on the bonding curve
While a token is still on the Pump.fun bonding curve, every trade pays a flat 1.25% fee, split between the token creator (0.30%) and the Pump.fun protocol (0.95%). There is no liquidity-provider fee because there is no liquidity pool yet.
The fee after migration: PumpSwap tiers
When the bonding curve completes, the token migrates to PumpSwap. From that point the fee is dynamic: it depends on the token's market cap measured in SOL. Small tokens pay more, large tokens less. Pump.fun's official schedule for SOL-paired canonical pools is:
| Market cap (SOL) | Creator | Protocol | LP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 420 | 0.300% | 0.930% | 0.020% | 1.250% |
| 420 – 1,470 | 0.950% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 1.200% |
| 1,470 – 2,460 | 0.900% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 1.150% |
| 2,460 – 3,440 | 0.850% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 1.100% |
| 3,440 – 4,420 | 0.800% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 1.050% |
| 4,420 – 9,820 | 0.750% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 1.000% |
| 9,820 – 14,740 | 0.700% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.950% |
| 14,740 – 19,650 | 0.650% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.900% |
| 19,650 – 24,560 | 0.600% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.850% |
| 24,560 – 29,470 | 0.550% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.800% |
| 29,470 – 34,380 | 0.500% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.750% |
| 34,380 – 39,300 | 0.450% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.700% |
| 39,300 – 44,210 | 0.400% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.650% |
| 44,210 – 49,120 | 0.350% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.600% |
| 49,120 – 54,030 | 0.300% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.550% |
| 54,030 – 58,940 | 0.275% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.525% |
| 58,940 – 63,860 | 0.250% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.500% |
| 63,860 – 68,770 | 0.225% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.475% |
| 68,770 – 73,681 | 0.200% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.450% |
| 73,681 – 78,590 | 0.175% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.425% |
| 78,590 – 83,500 | 0.150% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.400% |
| 83,500 – 88,400 | 0.125% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.375% |
| 88,400 – 93,330 | 0.100% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.350% |
| 93,330 – 98,240 | 0.075% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.325% |
| 98,240 and up | 0.050% | 0.050% | 0.200% | 0.300% |
Source: Pump.fun fee documentation (checked October 2026). Pump.fun can change its fees at any time, and pools paired with USDC follow a separate schedule.
Why it matters for trading
A round trip (buy and sell) on a small token costs about 2.5% in swap fees alone, before slippage, priority fees and your trading bot's fee. On a scalp aiming for +10%, a quarter of the profit goes to fees. Keep the tax in mind when you set take-profit levels on small caps.
Fees paid: a different metric
"Fees paid" (shown as Global Fees Paid on some terminals) is not a fee rate. It is the total SOL that traders have spent on a token in trading-bot and platform fees, priority tips (Jito and similar) and network fees.
It is useful as a reality check on volume. Real traders using terminals and bots pay fees on every trade; a wash-trading bot cycling the same SOL usually pays very little. A token showing large volume but very low fees paid deserves suspicion — see volume to market cap ratio and organic volume.
Different providers include different components, so the total can vary between tools. Compare tokens on the same tool.
Key takeaways
- Bonding curve: flat 1.25% per trade.
- PumpSwap: from 1.25% down to 0.30% as the market cap in SOL grows.
- Fees paid measures real trading activity, not the fee rate.