Freelance Rate Calculator

Calculate the hourly rate you need to reach your target income based on billable hours, working weeks, and annual expenses.

Set Your Freelance Rate with Confidence

Enter your target annual income, billable hours, working weeks, and optional expenses to estimate a practical hourly rate for your freelance work.

Currency

Desired Annual Income

Billable Hours per Week

Working Weeks per Year

Annual Expenses (Optional)

Include software, taxes you want to plan around, equipment, admin costs, subscriptions, or any other yearly freelance business expenses.

Many freelancers undercharge because they guess their rate instead of calculating it from real income goals and costs.

Build your rate from your actual income goal instead of copying what others charge.

Add business costs and overhead so your rate reflects what you truly need to earn.

Useful for independent professionals, agencies, contractors, and service businesses.

After setting your rate, use the Hourly to Salary Calculator to compare freelance pricing with salary-style income planning.