FreelanceCalc is a free rate calculator that helps freelancers find their ideal hourly rate in 60 seconds — no signup required, no catch.
Most freelance rate calculators get it wrong. They ask you to divide your salary by hours worked and call it a rate. That ignores three things that matter enormously: the tax gross-up (you need to earn significantly more before tax to hit your net income target), non-billable hours (most freelancers only bill 55–65% of their working time), and real business expenses.
FreelanceCalc factors all of this in. Enter your target income, tax rate, annual expenses, billable hours ratio and weeks worked — and get your real minimum rate instantly, alongside a recommended rate with a 20% buffer for slow months.
The tool covers 8 professions — developers, designers, writers, marketers, photographers, consultants, accountants and virtual assistants — with market benchmark data from Upwork, Clockify and Payscale. It also supports 6 currencies (USD, AUD, GBP, EUR, CAD, NZD) and has dedicated pages for 6 countries with local tax defaults built in.
67% of freelancers undercharge. FreelanceCalc exists to fix that.
