Pricing hub
Freelance Pricing Guide
A central starting point for calculating rates, estimating billable hours, comparing salary context, pricing fixed projects, and turning pricing into clearer invoices.
Hourly rate
Start with the revenue your business needs, then divide it by realistic billable hours instead of total working hours.
Read guideProject pricing
Turn a baseline rate into a fixed quote by adding scope, direct costs, risk, margin, revision limits, and payment terms.
Read guideBillable hours
Estimate how much client-chargeable time you can realistically work after admin, sales, revisions, learning, and leave.
Read guideSalary comparison
Use salary-to-hourly comparisons for context, then adjust for freelance expenses, unpaid time, risk, and benefits.
Read guideInvoice and payment terms
Connect pricing to clear invoices, due dates, deposits, milestone payments, and professional follow-up.
Read guideSpreadsheet asset
Need a spreadsheet version?
Download the free freelance rate calculator spreadsheet to organize income goals, expenses, billable hours, time off, tax planning, and project pricing assumptions.
Calculators
Tools for pricing decisions
Use these calculators to test the assumptions behind rates, project quotes, capacity, salary comparisons, and invoice totals.
Freelance Hourly Rate Calculator
Find a sustainable hourly rate from your income goal, costs, taxes, and realistic billable time.
Project Pricing Calculator
Build a fixed project price from time, costs, contingency, and target profit.
Billable Hours Calculator
Estimate realistic annual billable capacity after leave, admin, and sales work.
Salary to Hourly Calculator
Convert an annual salary into comparable hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly earnings.
Invoice Generator
Draft a clean invoice total with tax, discount, and payment terms.
Guides
Pricing topics to read next
These guides explain the context behind the calculators so you can avoid underpricing, vague scope, and unrealistic billable-hour assumptions.
How Much Should I Charge as a Freelancer?
A practical rate-setting guide for freelancers who want a sustainable baseline, clearer pricing logic, and fewer undercharging mistakes.
How to Calculate Your Freelance Hourly Rate
A step-by-step method for turning income goals, expenses, tax planning, vacation time, and billable hours into a practical freelance hourly rate.
Freelance Hourly Rate With Taxes and Expenses
Learn how taxes, business expenses, unpaid time, and time off change the freelance hourly rate you need to charge.
How Many Billable Hours Should a Freelancer Work?
A practical guide to realistic weekly and annual billable hours for freelancers, including admin time, sales time, revisions, and rate planning.
Billable Hours vs Non-Billable Hours
Understand the difference between billable and non-billable hours, see practical examples, and learn how the split affects freelance pricing.
Hourly Rate vs Project Pricing
Compare hourly pricing and fixed project pricing so you can choose the right model for scope, risk, client clarity, and profit.
How to Price a Freelance Project
Price fixed freelance projects with a clear method for scope, hours, complexity, revisions, expenses, risk, and margin.
How to Create a Professional Invoice as a Freelancer
Learn what a freelance invoice should include, how to structure payment terms, and how to make invoices clear, professional, and easier to pay.