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What should you charge?

The freelance hourly rate calculator with taxes and benefits built in. Enter your target income, pick your country — done.

Most rate calculators use a salary divided by 52 weeks. That's wrong. This one accounts for tax, National Insurance, unpaid weeks, expenses, and the fact that freelancers rarely bill 40 hours a week. Plug in your numbers below.

Your rate

Hourly rate

Day rate (8h)

Annual revenue needed

Your situation

£
25 hrs
5 wks
£
% Estimated self-employed tax rate for UK. Override if needed.

How we got there

Take-home target
+ Annual expenses
+ Tax & NI buffer (%)
Annual revenue needed
Billable hours per year
Hourly rate (revenue ÷ hours)

Reality check

At this rate, here's what your client load needs to look like to hit your revenue target:

Clients at /mo

Clients at /mo