Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
Work out the hourly rate to charge as a freelancer from your target income, billable hours, business expenses and tax. Free and instant.
About Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
The freelance hourly rate calculator answers the question every independent worker faces: what should I charge per hour? It starts from your desired annual income, then layers in your billable hours per week, working weeks per year, annual business expenses and tax rate.
The logic is straightforward: your rate is set so that gross revenue covers your target income, your expenses and the tax on it all. Because billable hours exclude admin, marketing and downtime, the calculator prevents the classic mistake of pricing as if all 40 weekly hours were paid.
Alongside the hourly figure you get a day rate based on 8 hours, a monthly revenue target and your projected after-tax take-home. It is free and runs entirely in your browser — useful every time you scope a new contract.
How to use Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
- Enter the annual income you want to take home.
- Set your billable hours per week and working weeks per year.
- Add your annual business expenses (software, insurance, hardware).
- Enter your expected tax rate.
- Read the rate to charge, day rate, monthly revenue target and after-tax take-home.