Freelance Rate Calculator
Estimate the hourly and day rate you need to cover income, taxes, expenses, admin time and planned time off.
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Use this as a pricing floor. Raise it for specialized expertise, rush work, complex scope, licensing, revisions or high business risk.
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It estimates the annual revenue needed to cover your desired take-home income, business expenses, tax reserve and profit buffer, then divides that by your available billable hours.
Treat it as a pricing floor. Many freelancers quote higher for niche expertise, strategy, urgency, ownership rights, meetings, revisions, procurement delays and project risk.
Freelancers rarely bill every work hour. Admin, sales, bookkeeping, learning and vacation reduce the hours available to earn revenue, so your billable rate must cover non-billable time too.
Results are estimates generated locally in your browser. This tool does not provide tax, legal, accounting or financial advice. Tax rates, deductibility and business obligations vary by location and entity type. Consult a qualified professional before making pricing, tax or business decisions. VisionVix accepts no liability for decisions based on this output.