Hourly Rate Calculator

So you got an email from a prospective client, and they want to know your hourly rate. Or maybe they want a flat quote, and you're wondering what rate to base it on.

But how do you figure out your hourly rate?

Well, we've got you covered! We put together a handy, cat-infused calculator to give you an answer.

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hours

If you take off more holidays than are listed here, you can add them to the number of vacation days. We'll ask you about those next.

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For the sake of simplicity, this number should be before taxes and also include any business expenses you might have.

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You may spend all day in front of the computer, but not every hour will appear on a client’s invoice. Answering administrative emails, writing proposals, and looking at cat videos are all important but are usually not billable. In our experience, only about 50–60% of our time is actually billable.

Tip: Keep meticulous track of your hours, so you can get a better understanding of your billable/non-billable time. You might be surprised by how much of your time is taken up by administrative tasks.

If you want to earn $ per year while working hours per week and taking time off for holidays and days of vacation, and you bill % of your time, then your rate should be $' + rate + '/h Explain this math
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Here’s an explanation of our math. Italicized values are those submitted by you in the questionnaire. It might be easier to read this from the bottom up.

Hourly Rate = Annual Salary / Billable Hours Per Year

Billable Hours Per Year = ( Hours Per Year - Hours Off Per Year ) * (Percentage of Billable Time / 100)

Hours Per Year = Hours Per Week * 52

Hours Off Per Year = ( Holidays + Vacation Days ) * Hours Per Day

Hours Per Day = Hours Per Week / 5
(As you can see, we assume a five day work week.)