Freelance hourly rate calculator

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$/mo
%
hrs
wks
%
hrs
70%

Admin, sales and email eat time. Most freelancers bill 50–75% of the hours they work.

Your minimum hourly rate

$97/hr

Day rate (8 hrs)

$770

Project (20 hrs)

$1,925

Take-home income
$80,000
+ Taxes set aside
$26,667
+ Business expenses
$6,000
+ Buffer
$11,267
= Gross revenue needed / year
$123,933
Working weeks
46 wks
Billable hours / week
28.0 hrs
Billable hours / year
1,288 hrs

To take home $80,000 a year, you need to bring in about $123,933 a year to also cover taxes, expenses and your buffer. Billing 70% of 40 hours a week for 46 weeks gives you 1,288 billable hours, so charge at least $97/hr. If you could bill every hour, it would be $68/hr.

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