Find your freelance hourly rate from desired salary, billable hours, expenses and vacation — see rate to charge clients.
Find your freelance hourly rate from desired salary, billable hours, expenses and vacation — see rate to charge clients.
Enter values above and click Calculate — results will appear here with the formula explained.
Freelance rate must cover not just salary but expenses, non-billable time and profit. This sums desired salary plus expenses, adds profit margin, then divides by billable hours (hours/week × weeks/year).
Billable weeks account for vacation, holidays and marketing — many freelancers bill 40-48 weeks, not 52. Profit margin buffers slow months and growth.
This grosses up salary+expenses by (1+profit) over billable hours. Billable hours exclude admin, sales, bench time — typical utilization 50-70%. Taxes are blended; US self-employment is 15.3% plus federal/state. This is pricing, not tax advice — use IRS Publication 334 and a CPA for quarterly estimates.
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Freelance rate must cover not just salary but expenses, non-billable time and profit. This sums desired salary plus expenses, adds profit margin, then divides by billable hours (hours/week × weeks/year). Formula: Rate = (salary + expenses) * (1+profit) / (hours * weeks)
Consultant Rate Calculator: Find your freelance hourly rate from desired salary, billable hours, expenses and vacation — see rate to charge clients. Formula: Rate = (salary + expenses) * (1+profit) / (hours * weeks). Example: Wanted $80k salary, 25 hrs/week, 48 weeks/year,.
Find your freelance hourly rate from desired salary, billable hours, expenses and vacation — see rate to charge clients. Formula: Rate = (salary + expenses) * (1+profit) / (hours * weeks)
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Desired annual salary ($) | e.g. 80000 |
| Billable hours/week | e.g. 25 |
| Billable weeks/year | e.g. 48 |
| Annual expenses ($) | e.g. 12000 |
| Profit margin (%) | e.g. 20 |
All fields use the exact formulas shown below — results include step-by-step breakdowns you can verify by hand.
Freelance rate must cover not just salary but expenses, non-billable time and profit. This sums desired salary plus expenses, adds profit margin, then divides by billable hours (hours/week × weeks/year).
Billable weeks account for vacation, holidays and marketing — many freelancers bill 40-48 weeks, not 52. Profit margin buffers slow months and growth.
This grosses up salary+expenses by (1+profit) over billable hours. Billable hours exclude admin, sales, bench time — typical utilization 50-70%. Taxes are blended; US self-employment is 15.3% plus federal/state. This is pricing, not tax advice — use IRS Publication 334 and a CPA for quarterly estimates.
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Wanted $80k salary, 25 hrs/week, 48 weeks/year, $12k expenses, 20% profit: needed revenue $110,400, hours 1,200, so rate about $92/hr.
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