Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
Know your minimum rate – Excel calculator for freelancers
Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator launched on June 6, 2026 with 3 votes, #6,658 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
Most freelancers guess their rates. This Excel calculator fixes that. Enter your income goal, vacation days, taxes, insurance and business costs to get your break-even and recommended rate. Includes market benchmarks for 15 professions. Works in Excel and Google Sheets. One download, no subscription.
Most freelancers set their rates based on gut feeling — or worse, what they think clients will accept. Then they work 50-hour weeks and wonder why they're still broke.This calculator fixes that.Enter your real numbers — income goal, vacation days, sick days, health insurance, taxes, pension — and it tells you exactly what you need to charge per hour just to break even. Then it adds a risk buffer s
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