What should your hour be worth?
Every other rate calculator starts with revenue and hopes for the best. This one starts with the money you want to keep, then adds back taxes, business costs, and the weeks you will not be billing.
Start with what you want to keep
Taxes and expenses are added on top, not taken out of the target.
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After taxes and business costs
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Software, gear, insurance, fees
Only the hours a client pays for
46 leaves room for holidays and slow spells
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Leave at 0 if your state has no income tax
The fewer hours you bill, the more each one costs
Required rate as billable hours per week move from 10 to 40.