Freelance hourly revenue target
Business / FREE CALCULATOR
Set an hourly revenue target from income, costs and billable capacity.
Your answer starts here.
Enter your values and select Calculate to see the result and any available breakdown.
How to use this calculator
- Enter desired annual pre-tax income. Use the unit shown beside the field.
- Enter annual business costs. Use the unit shown beside the field.
- Enter billable hours per year. Use the unit shown beside the field.
- Select Calculate and review the result. Select Reset to restore the example inputs.
How the calculation works
(Desired annual pre-tax income+Annual business costs)/Billable hours per year
Worked example
Desired annual pre-tax income = 30000; Annual business costs = 10000; Billable hours per year = 1000. Result: 40 currency/hour.
Understand your result
Set an hourly revenue target from income, costs and billable capacity. The result is expressed in currency/hour.
Assumptions and limitations
Not a market rate; allow separately for tax, unbilled time and bad debts. Results are rounded for display.
Questions about this tool
What does this tool calculate?
Set an hourly revenue target from income, costs and billable capacity.
What should I check before using the answer?
Not a market rate; allow separately for tax, unbilled time and bad debts.
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