Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator for Sustainable Pricing
Use this freelance hourly rate calculator to estimate the hourly rate you need from target income, billable hours, taxes, benefits, expenses, and a profit buffer. Core rate math is free - go Pro for editable tax, benefits, expense, profit-buffer, scenario, and copyable-summary controls.
Charge at least $145/hour to support $90,000 in annual take-home income.
Based on 1,150 billable hours per year and $166,833 in required annual revenue.
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$0- ✓Target annual income input
- ✓Billable hours per week and working weeks per year
- ✓Default tax, benefits, expenses, and profit-buffer assumptions
- ✓Sustainable hourly rate result
- ✓Monthly and annual revenue needed
- ✓No sign-up required
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$9/month- ✓Everything in Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator, unlocked
- ✓Editable tax reserve percentage
- ✓Editable monthly benefits and business expenses
- ✓Editable profit buffer and preset shortcuts
- ✓Billable-hours scenario table
- ✓Copyable freelance rate summary
Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator — frequently asked questions
How does this freelance hourly rate calculator work?+
It starts with your target annual take-home income, adds annual benefits and business expenses, adds a profit buffer, grosses that up for tax reserve, then divides the required revenue by your annual billable hours.
Why are billable hours lower than working hours?+
Freelancers spend time on proposals, admin, bookkeeping, sales calls, learning, and unpaid gaps between projects. Your billable hours should include only hours you realistically invoice.
What does Pro add for freelance pricing?+
Pro unlocks editable tax, benefits, expense, and profit-buffer assumptions, preset shortcuts, billable-hour scenarios, and a copyable rate summary for proposals or planning notes.
Is my income or pricing data sent to a server?+
No. Target income, billable hours, taxes, expenses, benefits, buffers, and hourly-rate calculations run entirely in your browser.
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