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AiTechWorlds
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Calculate the minimum hourly rate you need to charge based on your income goal, expenses, and billable hours.
Minimum hourly rate
45.10/hr
Day rate (8hr)
360.78
Monthly target revenue
4,510
Total billable hours per year: 1,200 · Total revenue needed: 54,118 — this accounts for non-billable time (admin, marketing, sick days) that a plain "income ÷ hours" calculation misses.
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Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator works backward from your desired annual take-home income, business expenses, working weeks, and realistic billable hours per week to compute the minimum hourly rate you need to charge — accounting for the non-billable time (admin, marketing, sick days) that a naive 'income ÷ total hours' calculation misses.
Enter your desired annual income
What you want to take home after business costs.
Enter business expenses
Software, insurance, taxes set aside, equipment.
Enter working weeks and billable hours per week
Be realistic — most freelancers bill far fewer hours than they work.
Read your minimum rate
Hourly, day (8hr) and monthly target revenue.
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Last reviewed on July 17, 2026 by the AiTechWorlds Tools Team. All processing runs locally in your browser.
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