Freelancer Day Rate Calculator

Find the hourly or day rate you need to hit your target salary as a freelancer.

Target take-home ($)

Billable days / year

Billable hours / day

Business overhead (%)

Self-employment tax (%)

Gross needed

$106,257

With overhead

$138,135

Hourly rate

$105

Day rate

$628

Rate by project scope

Many freelancers use a multiplier to account for non-billable time (sales, admin) and risk.

1× (raw)

$105

1.5×

$157

2×

$209

2.5×

$262

Assuming 1320 billable hours/year. Non-billable time (proposals, admin, vacation) is the biggest reason to use a multiplier above 1×.

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Enter your target annual income, billable days, and overhead percentage. Get the day rate, the hourly rate at common multipliers, and what to charge for 1099 taxes. Top r/freelance question — ‘how do I price myself?’

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