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Free freelance pricing calculator
Estimate the hourly rate, day rate and project baseline your freelance business needs—using realistic billable capacity instead of every working hour.
Your planning baseline
Freelance rate formula
Required revenue = (target owner pay + annual business costs) ÷ (1 − profit reserve − payment fees). Divide required revenue by realistic annual billable hours—not every hour you work—to get a sustainable baseline rate.
A worked freelance pricing example
A freelancer targeting €45,000 in owner pay with €8,000 in annual costs, 10% reserved profit, 3% payment fees and 966 realistic billable hours needs about €60,920 in annual revenue. The resulting baseline is about €63 per billable hour, €441 per seven-hour day or €1,890 for a 30-hour project before scope-specific risk.
When an editable pricing spreadsheet is more useful
Use the free calculator for a quick baseline. Use an editable Excel freelance pricing calculator spreadsheet when you need to keep assumptions, compare conservative and premium scenarios, or reuse project-pricing calculations before future quotes.
What the result does—and does not—tell you
The result is a commercial floor, not a universal market price. Adjust the final quote for project scope, uncertainty, specialist value, demand, revisions and client responsibilities. This calculator does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice.
Freelance pricing calculator questions
Is this freelance pricing calculator free?
Yes. It is free to use without an account or email address.
Does the calculator save my financial figures?
No. The calculation runs in your browser and Operlyra does not save or send the figures you enter.
How is this different from the Excel pricing spreadsheet?
This free tool provides one quick calculation. The paid Excel workbook is designed for saving assumptions, comparing scenarios and pricing repeat projects.