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Freelance hourly rate calculator
Works backwards from your take-home goal, real working weeks, billable share, costs, tax set-aside and payment fees to your rate floor and day rate.
CalculatorProject quote calculator
Price a project phase by phase, add a contingency, include or pass on payment fees, and get a ✔ / ⚠ / ✖ check against your floor.
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Guides
How to calculate your freelance hourly rate
Work backwards from the money you want to keep: billable hours, time off, costs, tax set-aside and payment fees, with the formula and a worked example.
GuideHow to quote a freelance project
Break a project into phases, add a defensible contingency, decide who pays payment fees, and check a fixed price against your hourly floor.
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A practical invoice checklist, UK rules as a sourced example, payment terms and late payment, numbering schemes, and three follow-up emails you can copy.
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A separate-account system for freelance tax money, how to choose your percentage, and how US estimated tax and UK payments on account work, from official sources.
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Templates
If you'd rather keep everything in a spreadsheet, we also make downloadable templates. See all templates →
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