required_rate
Compute the required freelance hourly rate
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Given a desired annual net income, compute the freelance hourly and day rate required after taxes, self-paid health insurance, weeks off, and billable utilization. Uses the same per-country effective-rate presets as compare_contract; all overridable. Estimates only — not tax advice.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| desiredNet | number | yes | Desired annual net take-home (USD). |
| country | string | no | |
| hours | number | no | Hours per week (default 40). |
| weeksOff | number | no | Unpaid weeks off per year (default 4). |
| utilization | number | no | Billable share of working hours, 0–1 (default 0.75). |
| expenses | number | no | Annual business expenses (USD, default 0). |
| health | number | no | Annual self-paid health insurance (USD); defaults to the country preset. |
| taxRate | number | no | Override effective tax rate, percent (e.g. 32). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"desiredNet"
],
"properties": {
"desiredNet": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Desired annual net take-home (USD)."
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"US",
"GB",
"DE",
"FR",
"ES",
"NL",
"PT",
"EE",
"CA",
"AU",
"IN",
"AE",
"IT",
"GR",
"IE",
"DK",
"SE",
"NO",
"CH",
"CZ",
"PL",
"HU",
"TR",
"JP",
"KR",
"CN",
"SG",
"MY",
"TH",
"VN",
"ID",
"PH",
"NZ",
"SA",
"EG",
"ZA",
"NG",
"MX",
"BR",
"AR",
"CL",
"CO"
],
"default": "US"
},
"hours": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Hours per week (default 40)."
},
"weeksOff": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Unpaid weeks off per year (default 4)."
},
"utilization": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Billable share of working hours, 0–1 (default 0.75)."
},
"expenses": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Annual business expenses (USD, default 0)."
},
"health": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Annual self-paid health insurance (USD); defaults to the country preset."
},
"taxRate": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Override effective tax rate, percent (e.g. 32)."
}
}
}