FREE CALCULATOR

Freelance hourly rate calculator

Turn business costs, target income and billable capacity into a practical minimum hourly rate.

Annual requirement covered$44,400.00
Annual billable hours1150
Planning minimum hourly rate$48.26

Planning estimate only. It excludes personal taxes and does not replace tax, legal or accounting advice.

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How to read the result

  1. Include every business cost and the personal income you need to cover.
  2. Use only hours you can realistically invoice to clients.
  3. The margin creates room for risk, growth and less productive months.

The full workbook adds day, project and retainer pricing, validation, scenarios and an editable results sheet.

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