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Money math without the spreadsheet headache. Plug in your numbers and I'll show you exactly where the dollars land.
Try a scenario
Click to load — tweak from there.Inputs
Result
Current monthly income
$336.00
Income at end of horizon
$1,142.40
Annualized at that point
$13,709
Images needed for target
7,143
Months to hit target
49.5
Production cost to get there
$10,697
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How to use this
- 1Enter images currently online.
- 2Enter revenue per image per month ($).
- 3Enter new images uploaded per month.
- 4Enter projection horizon (months).
- 5Enter target monthly income ($).
- 6Enter cost to produce 100 images ($).
- 7Read your current monthly income on the right — it updates as you type.
- 8Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
Stock income is a portfolio game: revenue per image per month (RPI) times the number of images online. Model how many uploads it takes to reach a target income at your actual RPI instead of guessing.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Images currently online: 1200
- Revenue per image per month: 0.28 $
- New images uploaded per month: 120
- Projection horizon: 24 months
- Target monthly income: 2000 $
- Cost to produce 100 images: 180 $
Results
- Current monthly income: $336.00
- Income at end of horizon: $1,142.40
- Annualized at that point: $13,709
- Images needed for target: 7,143
- Months to hit target: 49.5
- Production cost to get there: $10,697
What each field means
Inputs
- Images currently online
- The images currently online used in the calculation. Starts at 1200 so you have a working example on load.
- Revenue per image per month ($)
- The revenue per image per month used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 0.28 $ so you have a working example on load.
- New images uploaded per month
- The new images uploaded per month used in the calculation. Starts at 120 so you have a working example on load.
- Projection horizon (months)
- The projection horizon used in the calculation, measured in months. Starts at 24 months so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 1–120 months.
- Target monthly income ($)
- The target monthly income used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 2000 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Cost to produce 100 images ($)
- The cost to produce 100 images used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 180 $ so you have a working example on load.
Results
- Current monthly income
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Income at end of horizon
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Annualized at that point
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Images needed for target
- Returned as a whole number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Months to hit target
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Production cost to get there
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
What RPI should I expect?
Microstock contributors commonly report $0.10–$0.40 per image per month across the big agencies. Well-targeted commercial and lifestyle work sits at the top of that range; travel snapshots sit far below it.
Does it decay over time?
Individual images do, but a growing portfolio usually outruns decay for the first few years. Keywording quality and subject demand matter more than upload volume alone.
Accuracy and 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.
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RevenueLab. (2026). Stock Photo Income Calculator. Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/stock-photo-income
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/stock-photo-income" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stock Photo Income Calculator — RevenueLab</a> (2026).</p>
Source: [Stock Photo Income Calculator — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/stock-photo-income) (2026).