// freelance tools

What should you
charge per hour?

Enter your financial goals and working habits. We calculate the minimum rate you need to charge — and the rate you should actually charge.

// your recommended rate

€0

per hour, based on your inputs

Minimum rate

—

Billable hours/yr

—

Target income

—

Income goal

Currency

Annual net income goal (after tax)

€

Annual business expenses

€

Estimated tax rate (% of gross income)

25%

Working hours

Hours worked per day

hrs

Days worked per week

days

Weeks of vacation per year

wks

% of time actually billable (rest = admin)

70%

Safety buffer

Profit buffer (add % on top of minimum rate for growth, savings, slow months)

20%

Expected non-billable weeks per year (gaps between clients, sick days)

wks

// rate strategy notes

Ready to invoice at your new rate?
Tools freelancers use to manage billing professionally: FreshBooks (invoicing + time tracking), Wave (free invoicing), AND CO (contracts + invoices). Most offer free trials.