Rates & pricing
What to charge, when to raise it, and how to price projects, days, and rush jobs without guessing.
Tools in this section
- 001 Hourly rate calculator From target income to a defensible quote.
- 002 W-2 vs 1099 rate calculator What a salary is really worth as a contract rate.
- 003 Project price calculator From an hourly estimate to a fixed quote with margins.
- 004 Rate converter Hourly to day, week, month, year, on real billable time.
- 005 Billable hours calculator How many billable hours your year really holds.
- 006 Day rate calculator Price a booked day, premium included.
- 007 Rate increase calculator What a raise earns and how much churn it survives.
- 008 Rush fee calculator Deadlines cost extra. Price the premium.
- 009 Scope creep calculator What free extras really cost you per year.
- 010 Break-even rate calculator The survival rate every quote must clear.
- 011 Retainer calculator Reserved hours priced for predictable revenue.
Guides in this section
- 1099 vs W-2: the real take-home math Why dividing a salary by 2,080 hours is a trap, what employer benefits are actually worth, and the honest conversion in both directions.
- How many billable hours are in a year? Fewer than you think The honest arithmetic from 2,080 theoretical hours down to the 1,100 to 1,300 a real freelancer sells, and why every rate depends on it.
- How to set your freelance rate (without guessing) A working method for pricing your work: cost floor, market ceiling, and the number you actually quote. With the math shown.