freelance_rate
Freelance Rate Calculator
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The hourly rate that actually pays your target income — after unbillable time, overhead, and tax. Works backward from target income to the rate you must charge: subtracting non-billable time, business overhead, time off, and the self-employment tax gap that makes a freelance hour worth less than an employed one.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| targetIncome | number | no | Target annual take-home |
| billableHours | number | no | Billable hours / week Realistic for full-time freelancing: 20-30. Sales, admin, and email are not billable. |
| weeksOff | number | no | Weeks off / year Vacation + sick + dry spells between clients. |
| overhead | number | no | Business costs / year Software, equipment, insurance, coworking, accounting. |
| taxBuffer | number | no | Tax & contributions buffer (%) Income tax + self-employment/social contributions on profit. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"targetIncome": {
"description": "Target annual take-home",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 80000
},
"billableHours": {
"description": "Billable hours / week Realistic for full-time freelancing: 20-30. Sales, admin, and email are not billable.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 60,
"default": 25
},
"weeksOff": {
"description": "Weeks off / year Vacation + sick + dry spells between clients.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 30,
"default": 6
},
"overhead": {
"description": "Business costs / year Software, equipment, insurance, coworking, accounting.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 8000
},
"taxBuffer": {
"description": "Tax & contributions buffer (%) Income tax + self-employment/social contributions on profit.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 60,
"default": 30
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}