Price your freelance work with confidence.
Convert your income target, operating costs, and working pattern into an hourly, daily, and project rate you can defend in client conversations.
Instant estimate, right in your browser.
Freelance Rate Calculator
Set your target, tune your constraints, and get a defensible rate.
Estimated Rates
Hourly Rate
$152.93
Day Rate (8h)
$1,223.46
Billable Hours/Year
1190h
Small Project (20h)
$3,058.66
Standard Project (40h)
$6,117.31
Large Project (80h)
$12,234.63
Disclaimer
This calculator provides an estimate for planning purposes only. It is not financial, tax, or legal advice. Always adjust based on your market, scope, and business context.
Formula Transparency
Show clients how your quote is derived. The model stays simple and auditable.
workingWeeks = 52 - vacationWeeks
annualWorkHours = weeklyHours * workingWeeks
billableHours = annualWorkHours * billableRatio
requiredRevenue (pre-tax) = annualIncomeTarget + annualCosts
requiredRevenue (post-tax) = (annualIncomeTarget + annualCosts) / (1 - taxRate)
hourlyRate = requiredRevenue / billableHours
dayRate = hourlyRate * 8
projectRates = hourlyRate * [20, 40, 80]
Use this as a baseline, then adjust for complexity, rush fees, revision rounds, and strategic value.
Turn the number into client paperwork
Use the quote template for scope and approval, then use the invoice template when the work is delivered.
Estimate real billable capacity
Use the billable hours calculator to pressure-test utilization before you trust any hourly or project quote.
Price day-based freelance work
Convert the same baseline into a freelance day rate, then decide whether the work should stay hourly or move to project pricing.