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Freelance rate calculator — find your minimum hourly rate

Enter your income goal, tax rate, expenses, and billable hours. See your minimum rate instantly — and where it falls on the scale.

Rate calculator
Your numbers
After tax, what you want to keep
Software, gear, co-working, etc.
Hours clients actually pay for. Assumes 50 working weeks per year.
Your rate
Fill in your numbers to see your rate
Adjust any input to recalculate instantly. Generate Invoice →

How the rate calculator works

1

Enter your income goal

How much do you want to take home after tax each year?

2

Add taxes & expenses

Your effective tax rate and annual business costs are factored in.

3

See your minimum rate

Your minimum hourly rate appears instantly — and how it compares to the market.