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Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator

Works out the hourly rate you need to charge to reach a target income after costs, holidays and unbillable time.

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In short Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator is a free online tool on inputtesthub.com that works out the hourly rate you need to charge to reach a target income after costs, holidays and unbillable time. It needs no account, no download and no payment, and there is no daily usage limit. Everything is processed inside your own browser, so the data you paste is never uploaded to a server.

How to use the Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator

  1. Enter your figures in the input fields.
  2. The result updates as you type, together with the full working.
  3. Check the breakdown table to see exactly how the number was reached.

About the Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator

The Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator works out the hourly rate you need to charge to reach a target income after costs, holidays and unbillable time. It runs as plain JavaScript inside the page, which means there is no upload step, no queue and no size limit imposed by a server — the only limit is your own device.

What people use it for

  • Setting a first freelance rate without guessing.
  • Checking whether your current rate covers unpaid admin time.
  • Justifying a rate increase to a client with numbers.
Most new freelancers price from their old salary and forget that only about two thirds of a working week is billable, and that holidays, sick days, tax and software all come out of the same rate. That is why the number this returns is usually higher than expected.

Frequently asked questions

Are there any usage caps on the Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator?
There is no cost and no cap. The Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator is not a demo of a paid product, so nothing is held back or watermarked.
Is the Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator safe to use with private information?
No. The Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Because the work happens locally, the utility also keeps working if your connection drops, and closing the tab is all it takes to discard everything.
Who is the Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator for?
Typical uses: setting a first freelance rate without guessing. Checking whether your current rate covers unpaid admin time. Justifying a rate increase to a client with numbers. It is built for exactly those cases rather than being a general-purpose tool with this bolted on.
Is there a catch?
Most new freelancers price from their old salary and forget that only about two thirds of a working week is billable, and that holidays, sick days, tax and software all come out of the same rate. That is why the number this returns is usually higher than expected.
How precise is the result?
The calculation runs in double precision and the result is shown to ten significant figures, so converting a value and converting it back returns the original. What is displayed is rounded for readability; what is copied is not.

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