Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
Work backwards from your target income to the hourly rate you actually need to charge.
Free No signup Runs in your browser — nothing uploaded
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- Hourly rate needed
- € 50.43
- Billable hours per year
- 1,150
- Day rate (8h)
- € 403.48
What it does
Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator shows the whole calculation, not just the answer: every intermediate figure is on screen, so you can check it against your own numbers instead of trusting a single output box.
When you need it
Quoting, invoicing, or checking someone else's arithmetic — the moments where being roughly right costs money, and where the formula is easy to get subtly backwards.
Limits and caveats
Figures are unrounded until the final display, so results will not always match a calculation that rounded at each step. This is a working tool, not tax or financial advice, and local rules may differ. Everything happens in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
How to use the Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
- Enter your numbers.
- Results update as you type.
- No rounding surprises — the maths is shown in full.
Frequently asked questions
- Why so few billable hours?
- Because admin, sales and holidays aren't billable. Assuming 40 billable hours a week is the classic freelancer mistake.