Most freelancers undercharge — not because they don't know their worth, but because they forget to account for taxes, non-billable time, business costs, and the weeks they actually take off. Freelance Rate Calculator fixes that in 30 seconds.
Enter your target take-home income, your billable hours, your weeks off, and your monthly business expenses. The app instantly converts that into a rate you can quote with confidence — hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly.
1. Hourly Rate Calculator — turn an annual income target into a precise hourly rate that covers all your real costs
2. Day Rate Calculator — get your day rate automatically alongside your hourly figure, no manual math
3. Reverse Check — know your hourly rate? Enter it and see the annual take-home it actually produces after expenses and tax buffer
4. Monthly Retainer Estimation — convert any rate into a predictable monthly retainer figure to propose to long-term clients
5. Income Breakdown View — see exactly how your rate is built: gross billing, working weeks, billable hours per year, tax buffer, net income
6. Burn Rate Insight — understand how long your savings last at your current billing rate
7. Business Expense Allocation — factor in tools, office, insurance, software — anything that eats into your margin
8. Multi-currency — choose your currency from a full list, all calculations update instantly
9. Light & Dark Mode — clean, distraction-free interface that works in any light
10. 100% Offline — no internet required, no account, no data collected, all calculations stay on your device
Who this is for:
- Freelance designers, developers, writers, photographers, consultants, coaches, marketers and architects
- Independent contractors moving from salary to self-employment and needing to set a first rate
- Solopreneurs revisiting their pricing after costs have gone up
- Agency owners calculating sub-contractor rates for projects
Why this calculator vs. a spreadsheet:
A spreadsheet does the math. This app does the thinking — it structures the inputs correctly (billable weeks, not calendar weeks; after-tax income, not gross revenue) so the rate you get is actually sustainable, not just a number that feels right.
No signup. No paywall on core features. Works offline. Your data never leaves your device.
MORE WAYS TO USE IT
• Freelance rate calculator to set your hourly or project price — covers salary goal, taxes, and expenses.
• How to price freelance work app: input your target income and get your minimum billable rate.
• Independent contractor rate calculator: factor in vacation days, benefits, and overhead costs.
• Self-employed billing rate tool — calculate what to charge clients to hit your income target.
• Freelancer pricing app: day rate, project fee, retainer — compute all three from one salary goal.
Hourly & day rate from your income goal. Free, offline, no signup.