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Solana staking calculator
A Solana staking calculator estimates the SOL a stake could earn from three inputs: the amount of SOL, the network yield before fees and the validator's commission. On November 8, 2026, Staking Rewards put Solana's reward rate at 4.95%, and SOL trades at $84.75 on CoinGecko; yields differ by validator and change over time.
How to Use the Solana Staking Calculator
The Solana staking calculator needs the amount of SOL you want to model, a yield, the validator's commission and a time span. It returns the SOL earned, the ending balance and its dollar value at today's price of $84.75.
- Enter the amount of SOL.
- Enter a gross yield, or keep the network figure the page fills in.
- Enter the validator's commission as a percent; wallets and validator dashboards show it.
- Pick the number of years and read the estimate.
The result is an estimate built on today's inputs. Yields move with inflation, the share of SOL staked and each validator's performance, so the real outcome will differ. This page does not suggest staking or name a validator.
Solana Staking Rewards Today
Solana staking rewards today sit near 4.95% a year, the network reward rate Staking Rewards showed on November 8, 2026, with 68.09% of SOL staked.1 Solana's own RPC agrees on the inputs that day: an inflation rate of about 3.57% in epoch 1081, and about 433.9 million SOL staked out of about 637.3 million.2
Inflation rewards are split among staked SOL, so the yield before commission is roughly the inflation rate divided by the share staked: 3.57% divided by 68.1% is about 5.2%. A validator's commission comes out of that, and transaction fees and tips can add a little on top. The median commission among active vote accounts was 5% on November 8, 2026.
Solana Inflation Schedule
Solana's inflation schedule started at 8% a year, falls by 15% of itself each year and settles at a long-term 1.5%, according to the Solana inflation schedule docs.3 The mainnet getInflationGovernor call returned the same three settings on November 8, 2026.4
That falling rate is why the staking yield is not fixed. As inflation steps down toward 1.5%, the reward pool shrinks unless fees grow, and if more SOL is staked, the same pool is split more ways. The calculator uses one rate for the whole span, so a long span overstates or understates the real path.
How Validator Commission Changes SOL Rewards
Validator commission changes SOL rewards by taking a percentage of what the stake earns. Solana's staking docs describe commission as the fee validators charge delegators to cover their running costs, and note that validators may compete on lower commission.5
- Net yield = gross yield × (1 − commission).
- A 5% commission on a 6% gross yield leaves 5.7%.
- A 0% commission leaves the full 6%, while uptime still matters, since an offline validator earns less.
The same docs say Solana has no in-protocol slashing today and that the Solana Foundation does not recommend any particular validator.
Solana Staking Example With Compounding
A Solana staking example with round numbers shows the math the calculator runs; the figures are an illustration, not a promised return. Take 100 SOL at an example gross yield of 6% with a 5% commission: the net rate is 5.7% a year.
Rewards are paid at the end of each epoch (432,000 slots) and added to the stake automatically, according to Anza's stake and rewards docs, so later rewards are earned on earlier ones.6 That compounding lifts 5.7% APR to about 5.86% APY, or about 105.86 SOL after one year if the rate held. The dollar value then depends on the SOL price, which the calculator applies at today's $84.75.
The APR to APY calculator explains the compounding step, the crypto staking calculator compares coins, and the liquid staking explainer covers staking through a token. Rewards are counted in lamports onchain, and the Solana chain page lists RPCs and explorers.
Questions People Ask About Solana staking calculator
These are the questions people ask next about Solana staking calculator.
What is the Solana staking APY?
The Solana staking APY was about 4.95% on November 8, 2026, the network reward rate Staking Rewards showed that day. Each validator pays a little more or less depending on its commission and uptime, and the rate moves as inflation falls and the share of SOL staked changes.
How often are Solana staking rewards paid?
Solana staking rewards are paid once per epoch, at its end, and an epoch is 432,000 slots. Anza's docs say rewards are added to the stake account automatically, so they compound without any action.
What is validator commission on Solana?
Validator commission on Solana is the percentage of staking rewards a validator keeps as its fee. Solana's docs say validators set it to cover their costs and may compete with lower rates. The median among active validators was 5% on November 8, 2026.
Can you lose SOL by staking?
You can lose dollar value while staking SOL, because the SOL price moves. Solana's docs say there is no in-protocol slashing today, so the stake itself is not cut for validator misbehavior, though a poorly run validator earns less.
Sources
Every number on this page comes from these sources, checked November 10, 2026.