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Freelance Rate Calculator

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What hourly rate do you need to charge to match the salary you want? Enter your target, billable hours, and business expenses — get your number.

The take-home equivalent salary you are aiming for.

Software, insurance, equipment, home office, self-employment tax buffer.

Only hours you actually bill clients — most freelancers bill 20–30 of a 40-hour week.

Subtract vacation, holidays, and slow periods.

Required hourly rate
Total to earn per year
Monthly revenue target
Billable hours per year

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Estimates for planning purposes only. Remember that freelancers also owe self-employment tax (15.3% on net earnings) — build it into your expenses or rate.