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Freelance Rate Calculator

Work out the hourly and day rate you need to hit a target income after time off, costs and tax.

A freelance rate has to cover more than the hours you bill. Start from the income you want to take home, add tax and business costs to get the gross you must invoice, then divide by billable hours only — typically 60 to 70% of your working time, once admin, sales and learning are excluded.

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Free, unlimited, no sign-up

Frequently asked questions

Why can I not just divide my target by 2,000 hours?

Because that assumes every working hour is billable and that you pay no tax or costs. In practice about a third of your time goes on unbilled work, so dividing by 2,000 understates the rate you need by roughly half.

How to use the freelance rate calculator

  1. 1Set the target take-home income.
  2. 2Set the weeks worked per year.
  3. 3Set the days per week.
  4. 4Set the hours per day.
  5. 5Set the billable share.
  6. 6Set the business costs.
  7. 7Set the tax and contributions.
  8. 8Choose the currency symbol.
  9. 9The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

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