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Freelance Rate Calculator

Find the hourly, daily and project rate you need, from the income you want, your costs and your real billable hours.

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How it works

Enter the income you want to keep in a year and your yearly business costs (software, equipment, insurance, workspace).
Set what you put aside for tax, the weeks you will not work, and the hours a week you can really bill (not every working hour is billable).
Read your hourly, daily and monthly rate on the right, with the maths explained. Add a project's hours to price a project.

Currency

Income you want to keep (a year)USDWhat you want to earn for yourself after costs and tax.Business costs (a year)USDSoftware, equipment, insurance, workspace, training…Set aside for tax%The share of what you charge that goes to tax and social contributions.Weeks you will not workweeksHolidays, public holidays, sick days and quiet weeks.Billable hours a weekhoursHours you can charge clients for; admin and finding work are not billable.Safety margin%Extra for slow months, late payments and savings.A project's hours (optional)hoursTo price a project: its estimated hours.

Your rates

Enter your income or costs and your billable hours to see your rates.

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