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Check the market, account for your costs, and turn the number into a project estimate. Free to use. No account required.

01 · Market context

Compare people doing similar work

RoleCountryExperience

Median hourly rate · USD

$90 / hr

Middle 50%: $63–$125 · 239 matching records

Historical records included. 75 records have no explicit currency label and are treated as USD.

These filters select actual matching records. Country means reported freelancer location. Methodology

02 · Your business

The defaults are examples. Enter annual amounts in USD. Your personal pay target is before income tax; this is not a tax calculation.

Annual personal pay target ($)Annual business expenses ($)Annual benefits & reserves ($)Weeks off per yearBillable hours per working week

Your cost-based floor: $83.48/hr

Sales, admin, and learning time are not billable hours. The floor divides your annual target and costs by your available billable hours.

03 · Your offer

Your hourly rate ($)Estimated hoursContingency (%)

Project estimate: $4,600.00 before taxes and third-party costs

Project nameDeliverables, revisions & exclusions

04 · The conversation

SituationClient name (optional)Your name (optional)

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