Freelance Rate Calculator
Stop guessing your price. Enter the income you want, your expenses and how many hours you can really bill to get the hourly and daily rate you need.
How it works
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Set your target income
What you want to take home per year after tax.
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Add expenses and taxes
Yearly business costs and your estimated tax rate.
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Count billable time
Billable hours per week and working weeks per year.
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Frequently asked questions
Many freelancers bill 20–30 hours a week; the rest goes to admin, sales and learning.
Why freelancers charge more than employees earn per hour
Freelancers pay their own taxes, equipment, software, insurance and holidays, and not every working hour is billable — admin, sales and learning take time. That is why a freelance rate is usually well above an equivalent salary divided by 2,080 hours.
The calculation grosses up your target income for tax, adds expenses and divides by billable hours per year. Treat the result as a floor: experience, niche and the value you deliver can justify more.