Freelance hourly rate calculator

Work out a fair hourly rate from your target take-home income, expenses, taxes and the hours you can actually bill. Nothing is uploaded.

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Target annual income (take-home)
Annual business expenses
Tax & buffer (%)
Billable hours per week
Weeks worked per year
Recommended hourly rate
Suggested day rate (8h)
Billable hours per year

Everything runs in your browser. No upload, no sign-up.

How it works

STEP 1

Enter your numbers

Target take-home income, business expenses and a tax & buffer percentage.

STEP 2

Add your hours

Billable hours you can realistically work per week and the weeks you work per year.

STEP 3

See your rate

A recommended hourly rate, a suggested day rate and your billable hours per year. All private.