Freelancer Rate Calculator

Find out what hourly rate you need to charge to reach your income goal, after costs, taxes, time off and unpaid admin time.

Currency

Income you want per month, after tax

Business expenses per monthSoftware, equipment, insurance, co-working

Share you set aside for tax and social costs, in percent

Working days per week

Hours per working day

Weeks off per yearHolidays, public holidays and sick days

Billable share of your working time, in percentThe rest goes on admin, sales and unpaid work

Your result

Hourly rate you need–

Day rate–

Billable hours per week–

Revenue needed per year–

Illustrative only. Not tax, legal or financial advice.

How it works

We take the income you want, add the tax share, then add your yearly expenses to get the revenue you need. We divide that by the hours you can really bill: working days times hours, over the weeks you work, times your billable share. Many freelancers can bill only half to two thirds of their time, so the real rate is higher than salary divided by hours.