This calculator doesn't tell you what to charge. It tells you what your business needs to survive — from your real costs, the hours you can actually bill, and the profit you want to keep.
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Your hourly rate isn't necessarily what you charge — it's the number that tells you whether your business is sustainable.
Business expenses, personal living costs, and the profit you want to bank on top.
Days worked, time off, and the realistic share of your week you can actually bill.
See the ideal hourly rate your business needs — and the break-even floor beneath it.
A few facts freelancers forget when they stop billing hourly.
Every fixed-price project has an effective hourly rate. The goal is to make sure it's higher — not lower — than your operating rate.
Charging less than your operating rate means you're slowly losing money — even if your calendar is full.
Most freelancers spend part of their week on marketing, admin, or meetings. Your rate needs to account for those hours.
Your break-even rate tells you the minimum you can charge without losing money. Everything above that contributes to profit.
Earning $100,000 doesn't mean you made $100,000. Your operating costs determine how much of that revenue you actually keep.
Whether you bill hourly, daily, weekly, or by the project, every successful pricing model starts with understanding your costs.
Know both. Price with confidence.
“I've priced every project by gut feel for years. Now I know the number I can't quote under.”
“Turned a vague fixed-price quote into a number I could actually defend to a client.”
“Finally a tool that treats my rate like a business metric, not just a pricing guess.”
No subscriptions. Pay once, use it for every project and every client from now on.
Yes — especially then. This calculator finds the hourly rate your fixed-price quotes need to clear so every project still hits your real profit target.
No. Those tools guess at market rates. HourlyRated works backward from your expenses, income goals, and billable hours to find the rate your business actually needs to survive.
No — one-time payment, use it for every project and every client after that, with free updates.
Yes, generate a PDF rate report you can keep for your own records or reference when quoting.
Yes — vacations, holidays, admin time, and other non-billable hours all factor into your realistic annual billable hours.