How Much Should Freelancers Charge
// rate math, itemized
What should you actually charge?
Most freelancers guess their rate, then wonder why they're broke by week three of every month. Enter your numbers below — the tape on the right recalculates live.
Target monthly take-home $4,000
Monthly business expenses $300
Software, subscriptions, ads, a cut set aside for taxes — anything the business pays for before you touch it.
Working days per week 5
Billable hours per day 4.5
Not the same as hours at the desk — this is hours you can actually invoice. Emails, admin, and pitching don't count.
Unpaid weeks off per year 4
Profit buffer 15%
Padding for slow months, scope creep, and clients who pay late.
rate breakdown
blogfiber // freelance calc
Annual take-home goal$0
+ Annual expenses$0
+ Profit buffer$0
Revenue needed / year$0
Billable hours / year0
Charge per hour
$0
Day rate
$0
Week rate
$0
★ recalculates as you move the sliders ★
