{
  "slug": "esports-prize-split",
  "title": "Esports Prize Pool Split Calculator",
  "heading": "Prize Pool Split Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/esports-prize-split",
  "summary": "Per-player payout after org cut, coach share, and taxes.",
  "description": "Prize money rarely lands the way the bracket says. Apply the organization's cut, staff shares, and tax withholding to see what each player actually receives.",
  "formula": "Player share = (prize × (1 − org cut) × (1 − staff share)) ÷ roster size × (1 − tax).",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=esports-prize-split",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "prize",
      "label": "Prize won",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 250000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "orgCut",
      "label": "Organization cut",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 20,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 60
    },
    {
      "id": "staffPct",
      "label": "Coach + staff share",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 10,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 40
    },
    {
      "id": "players",
      "label": "Players on roster",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 5,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "tax",
      "label": "Tax withholding",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 30,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 55
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "perPlayerNet",
      "label": "Per player after tax",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "perPlayerGross",
      "label": "Per player before tax",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "playerPool",
      "label": "Total player pool",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "orgTake",
      "label": "Organization take",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "staffTake",
      "label": "Staff and coach take",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Prize won: 250000 $",
      "Organization cut: 20 %",
      "Coach + staff share: 10 %",
      "Players on roster: 5",
      "Tax withholding: 30 %"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Per player after tax: $25,200",
      "Per player before tax: $36,000",
      "Total player pool: $180,000",
      "Organization take: $50,000",
      "Staff and coach take: $20,000"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter prize won ($).",
      "Enter organization cut (%).",
      "Enter coach + staff share (%).",
      "Enter players on roster.",
      "Enter tax withholding (%).",
      "Read your per player after tax on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "prize": 150000,
        "orgCut": 12,
        "staffPct": 6,
        "players": 3,
        "tax": 18
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "prize": 250000,
        "orgCut": 20,
        "staffPct": 10,
        "players": 5,
        "tax": 30
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "prize": 400000,
        "orgCut": 32,
        "staffPct": 16,
        "players": 8,
        "tax": 48
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Are prize winnings taxed at the event's location?",
      "a": "Often yes, with withholding at source, and you may owe additional tax at home depending on treaties. Cross-border prize money is a genuinely complicated area."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is a 20% org cut standard?",
      "a": "It ranges from 0% at player-first orgs to 30%+ where the org covers salaries, travel, and facilities year-round."
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Esports Prize Pool Split Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/esports-prize-split)"
}