Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex: credits, perks, and reset windows

Annual fee vs credits math

Maximum if every credit is fully used: $390 per year (sum of verified yearly maximums for monthly, quarterly, twice-a-year, and annual credits; no multiplying).

Inputs to this total:

• Rideshare credit: $120
• Resy credit: $120
• Delta Stays credit: $150

Plus estimated certificate value: about $500 (our estimate) — not an issuer figure; not included in the maximum above.

• Delta Companion Certificate: About $500 (our estimate, not an issuer figure). Basis: $500 editorial value (our estimate, not an issuer figure)

Annual fee (verified): $350. Source for Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex annual fee (opens in new tab).

Inputs to this fee figure:

• Source for Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex annual fee (opens in new tab) (issuer official page; listed fee $350)

Difference (yearly maximum credits minus fee): $40 (site-calculated from the sourced rows below).

Inputs to this difference:

• Rideshare credit: $120
• Resy credit: $120
• Delta Stays credit: $150
• Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex annual fee: $350

Other credits (not in the yearly maximum sum)

• Global Entry/TSA PreCheck credit: $120 per occurrence. How often: Other schedule. Reset: Receive either a $120 statement credit for a Global Entry application fee or a statement credit up to $85 for a TSA PreCheck ® (through a TSA official enrollment provider) application fee every 4 years, when charged to your Delta SkyMiles ® Platinum American Express Card.