Freelance Rate Calculator

Calculate your target freelance hourly and daily billable rates based on your desired annual salary, monthly business expenses, tax provisions, and unbillable admin buffers. 100% offline.

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Parameters

Income & Expenses

Results

Required Billing Rates

Target Hourly Rate$0.00
Target Daily Rate (8h)$0.00
Floor Rate$0.00Minimum acceptable
Target Rate$0.00Your goal rate
Stretch Rate$0.00Premium positioning
Target Take-Home Salary
$0.00
Business Expenses
$0.00
Tax Provision
$0.00
Business Profit
$0.00
Required Gross Revenue
$0.00
Billable Weeks / Yr0 weeks
Billable Hrs / Wk0 hrs
Total Billable Hrs / Yr0 hrs

Project Quote Estimator (Tiered Pricing)

Give clients 3 options to choose from, rather than a "Yes/No" on a single price.

Basic (No Frills)$0.00
Standard (Recommended)$0.00
Premium (VIP + Extras)$0.00

Monthly Retainer Packages

Sell guaranteed availability. (Calculated with a 5% bulk discount).

Quarter-Time (40 hrs/mo)$0.00
Half-Time (80 hrs/mo)$0.00

How it works

About the Freelance Rate Calculator

Input your target take-home salary, monthly business expenses, and tax rate to calculate the gross revenue you need. The tool divides that by your actual billable hours (accounting for vacations and admin time) to produce a sustainable hourly and daily rate.

Built-in defaults for billable ratio, tax provisions, and common expenses give you a quick starting point. All calculations run locally in your browser with zero data uploads.