Charge what you actually need. Work back from your income goal and real billable hours to your hourly, day and consulting rate at once.
Hourly, day and consulting rates are the same sum from different angles: the income you want to take home, plus your costs, divided by the hours you can actually bill. Most freelancers undercharge because they forget expenses and count every working hour as billable. This free calculator works back from your real goal to an hourly rate, then a day rate, so you can quote with confidence whether you bill by the hour, the day or the project.
What you want to take home, plus annual business expenses.
Billable hours per week and working weeks per year, not every hour you work.
Quote by the hour, the day or the project with the same honest number.
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Start from the income you want plus your costs, then divide by the hours you can actually bill, usually far fewer than the hours you work. This calculator does that, so your rate covers admin, gaps between projects and time off, not just delivery.
Because you cover your own taxes, software, insurance, downtime and unpaid admin, and you do not bill 40 hours a week. A rate that looks high next to a salary is often just covering the costs an employer would otherwise carry.
On Klairova you can send proposals and agreements, invoice clients, and get paid, free to use, so the rate you set here flows straight into how you bill.