Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator

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The hourly and day rate you need to hit your income goal

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Target yearly take-home income (₹)
Yearly business expenses (₹)
Tax rate (%)
Billable hours per week
Weeks off per year
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Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator — at a glance

Price your work so it covers your real costs.

You enter
₹12,00,000 target
25 billable hours a week
Calculate Rate
Result
Hourly rate
Day rate

How to use it — step by step

Your target yearly income, expenses, tax, billable hours and weeks off.

1

Enter your values

Fill in the fields. Default numbers are shown so you can see how it works.

2

Press Calculate Rate

The answer appears at once as large result cards.

3

Copy or share

Copy the result, or share a link that opens with your numbers filled in.

Pro tips

Small things that make the result better.

✦Only count hours you can bill, not all working hours.
✦Plan weeks off for holidays and sickness.
✦Raise your rate yearly.

Quick facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why are billable hours lower than working hours?+

Meetings, admin and finding clients take time that you cannot invoice.

Is tax included?+

Yes, the rate is increased so you keep your target after the tax percent you enter.

Is my data safe?+

Yes. Everything runs inside your own browser. Your text, files and images are never uploaded to any server.

Is this tool really free?+

Yes — completely free, no signup, no watermark and no usage limit.

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