{
  "slug": "mining-profitability",
  "title": "Crypto Mining Profitability Calculator",
  "heading": "Crypto Mining Profitability Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/mining-profitability",
  "summary": "Daily profit and payback period for a mining rig.",
  "description": "Electricity is what kills mining margins. Enter hashrate, power draw, and your kWh rate for real daily profit and rig payback.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=mining-profitability",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "revPerDay",
      "label": "Gross mining revenue",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 6.2,
      "unit": "$/day",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "watts",
      "label": "Rig power draw",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 3250,
      "unit": "W",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "kwh",
      "label": "Electricity rate",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.11,
      "unit": "$/kWh",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "poolFee",
      "label": "Pool fee",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 1.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "rigCost",
      "label": "Rig cost",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 4200,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "uptime",
      "label": "Uptime",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 97,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 1,
      "max": 100
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "profit",
      "label": "Daily profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "monthly",
      "label": "Monthly profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "power",
      "label": "Daily electricity cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "payback",
      "label": "Payback (days)",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Gross mining revenue: 6.2 $/day",
      "Rig power draw: 3250 W",
      "Electricity rate: 0.11 $/kWh",
      "Pool fee: 1.5 %",
      "Rig cost: 4200 $",
      "Uptime: 97 %"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Daily profit: -$2.40",
      "Monthly profit: -$73",
      "Daily electricity cost: $8.32",
      "Payback (days): 0"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter gross mining revenue ($/day).",
      "Enter rig power draw (W).",
      "Enter electricity rate ($/kWh).",
      "Enter pool fee (%).",
      "Enter rig cost ($).",
      "Enter uptime (%).",
      "Read your daily profit 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": {
        "revPerDay": 3.7199999999999998,
        "watts": 1950,
        "kwh": 0.066,
        "poolFee": 0.8999999999999999,
        "rigCost": 2500,
        "uptime": 58
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "revPerDay": 6.2,
        "watts": 3250,
        "kwh": 0.11,
        "poolFee": 1.5,
        "rigCost": 4200,
        "uptime": 97
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "revPerDay": 9.920000000000002,
        "watts": 5200,
        "kwh": 0.17600000000000002,
        "poolFee": 2.4000000000000004,
        "rigCost": 6700,
        "uptime": 100
      }
    }
  ],
  "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": "How does the crypto mining profitability calculator work?",
      "a": "Electricity is what kills mining margins. Enter hashrate, power draw, and your kWh rate for real daily profit and rig payback."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "6 values: gross mining revenue, rig power draw, electricity rate, pool fee, rig cost, and uptime. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the daily profit result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-profit"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Crypto Mining Profitability Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/mining-profitability)"
}