Freelance Rate Check

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Freelance Rate Check

Estimate the hourly billing rate needed to support an annual income target with your billable time and overhead assumptions.

Free to use Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
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A planning rate, not a quote

This check treats overhead as a share of revenue and does not model taxes, unpaid admin time outside the billable-hours input, market pricing, or project risk.

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How this resource works

Required revenue = income target ÷ (1 − overhead share). Required hourly billing rate = required revenue ÷ annual billable hours.

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