Freelance Rate Calculator
Turn an annual income target into an hourly rate, a day rate, and a realistic project price range — after expenses, taxes, and a profit buffer.
Free · No sign-up · Runs in your browser
Price your work, bill your clients, and stop guessing.
Twenty free tools for freelancers and small businesses: work out a sustainable hourly or day rate, price a quote with margin, generate a clean invoice in minutes, convert a salary to a freelance rate, calculate a late fee, check profit margin, VAT, break-even, and discounts, estimate project time and taxes, price a retainer, convert invoice currency, track billable hours and expenses, and cover onboarding and contracts — not gut feeling.
Start with the tool you need today
Each tool is one page, one job. Enter a few numbers, get a number you can use.
Invoice Generator
Add seller / buyer details and line items, set tax and currency, then preview a clean invoice you can print or save as PDF.
Service Pricing Calculator
Start from real costs and time, add your target hourly rate, compare against a market reference price, and see margin before you quote.
Quote / Proposal Price Calculator
Turn estimated hours, hourly rate, direct costs, rush factor and discount into a cost price, suggested quote, discounted price and margin.
Day Rate Calculator
Turn an annual income target into a day rate, weekly rate, and hourly equivalent — after expenses and taxes.
Salary to Freelance Rate Converter
Convert your current salary plus benefits and expenses into an equivalent freelance hourly and day rate.
Late Fee Calculator
Enter invoice amount, days overdue, monthly rate or fixed fee, and amount paid to get the late fee and total due.
Profit Margin Calculator
Enter cost and selling price to get profit, profit margin, and markup — and stop mixing the two up.
VAT / Sales Tax Calculator
Enter a net or gross price and a tax rate to get the tax amount and the price with or without tax.
Break-Even Calculator
Enter fixed costs, selling price, and variable cost per unit to get break-even units and break-even revenue.
Hourly to Salary Converter
Convert an hourly rate plus hours per week and weeks per year into annual, monthly, and weekly salary.
Discount Calculator
Enter the original price and discount percent to get the sale price, savings, and margin left after the discount.
Project Time Estimator
Enter tasks, average hours per task, and a buffer to get total hours, padded hours, and a fee range.
Freelancer Tax Estimator (US)
Estimate annual tax from net income and rate, and quarterly payments. Not tax advice.
Retainer Pricing Calculator
Turn monthly hours, hourly rate, and discount into monthly, discounted, and annual retainer fees.
Currency Converter for Invoices
Convert an invoice amount at your rate, subtract fees, and see net received. Estimate, not live FX.
Billable Hours Calculator
Enter working weeks, total weekly hours, and non-billable share to get billable hours and utilization.
Contract Checklist Generator
Tick scope, payment, delivery, revisions, and termination items to build a printable checklist. Not legal advice.
Expense Tracker
Add expenses by category and see totals and per-category sums. Local-only, data stays in your browser.
Client Onboarding Cost Calculator
Enter onboarding hours, hourly rate, and setup costs to get cost per client and break-even revenue.
Why use a calculator instead of copying someone else’s rate?
Someone else’s $50/hour or $150/hour tells you nothing about your rent, taxes, non-billable hours, or how many weeks you actually work. These tools force the math to fit your situation.
1. Start from your target
Enter the annual income you actually want to take home, not a rate you saw on social media. The calculator works backwards to the rate that supports it.
2. Include the hidden costs
Expenses, taxes, admin time, and holidays all reduce what an hour is worth. The tools make those costs visible instead of hiding them.
3. Quote with a margin
A price that only covers costs is not a price — it is a slow loss. See profit margin on every quote before you send it.
Recommended tools
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How to use this site
If you are a freelancer setting your first rate, start with the freelance rate calculator or the day rate calculator. If you are leaving employment, use the salary to freelance converter first. If you are quoting a new service, use the quote calculator or the service pricing calculator to check that the price covers costs, time, and margin. If you have already done the work and need to get paid, use the invoice generator to create a professional invoice, and the late fee calculator if it goes overdue.
For planning ahead, use the project time estimator, the retainer pricing calculator, and the billable hours calculator; for taxes, currency, contracts, expenses, and onboarding, use the tax estimator, the currency converter, the contract checklist, the expense tracker, and the onboarding cost calculator.
All twenty tools run entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server or stored by us. You can print or save results with your browser’s Print → Save as PDF function.
Frequently asked questions
Are these freelancer tools really free?
Yes. All twenty calculators are free to use in your browser, with no sign-up required.
Do you store my invoice or pricing data?
No. All calculations run locally in your browser. We do not store your client, invoice, or pricing inputs on a server.
How do I set a freelance hourly rate?
Start from your annual income target, add business expenses, adjust for taxes and a profit buffer, then divide by your realistic billable hours. The freelance rate calculator does this math for you.
Can I use the invoice generator for real clients?
Yes. Enter your seller and buyer details, add line items, and print or save the invoice as PDF from your browser. Check your local tax and invoicing rules before sending.
How should a small business price a service?
Cover direct costs plus labour at your target hourly rate, then add a margin that still fits the market reference price. The pricing calculator shows cost price, suggested price, discounted price, and margin.