Freelance Rate — What Should You ACTUALLY Charge Per Hour?

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About this tool

Employees get paid for every hour including vacation; freelancers bill maybe 25–30 hours/week of genuinely billable time, pay self-employment tax on top of income tax, and fund their own insurance, retirement and software. This calculator converts your target salary into a rate that survives reality: billable weeks, effective tax %, and monthly business overhead — the number that keeps you afloat, not just busy.

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