Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
What to charge to hit your target income.
Work back from your target take-home, factoring in expenses, taxes, and unbillable time.
What you enter
- Target annual take-home
- Annual business expenses
- Tax + benefits rate
- Billable hours / week
- Working weeks / year
Worked example
With the default inputs:
- Target annual take-home: $90,000
- Annual business expenses: $8,000
- Tax + benefits rate: 30%
- Billable hours / week: 25
- Working weeks / year: 46
| Required hourly rate | $121.74 |
|---|---|
| Gross revenue needed | $140,000.00 |
| Billable hours / year | 1,150 |