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Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
Work backward from your take-home pay goal to the hourly rate that actually gets you there — accounting for taxes, expenses, and realistic billable hours.
Your target hourly rate
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Required gross revenue$0
Total billable hours/year0
How this calculator works
Your take-home goal is grossed up by your tax set-aside percentage, then business expenses are added on top, to find total gross revenue needed. That figure is divided by your realistic total billable hours for the year (billable hours per week × working weeks), not your total working hours — since admin, marketing, and unpaid time all reduce how many hours actually get billed. Read the full method in our rate-setting guide.