A 2-minute rate calculator

You're probably underpricing your rate by 20–50%

RATEFLOOR calculates your true floor rate — factoring in self-employment tax, downtime, and business overhead — without the guesswork of freelancer forums and Facebook groups.

Free basic calculation 2 minutes, start to finish No signup for FREE
"Salary ÷ hours" rate
$34/hr*
Real floor rate
$97/hr*
The offer

71% of freelancers aren't sure what to actually charge for their work

Most price themselves by dividing a past salary by hours in a year — a formula that badly underprices the work, because it ignores self-employment tax, downtime between projects, and business overhead.

Without RATEFLOOR

  • Rates get picked by gut feeling, or copied from other freelancers
  • No accounting for tax, downtime between projects, software and equipment costs
  • Naming a price to a client feels scary — no backing beyond "it feels right"
  • You work constantly, yet the money barely covers taxes

With RATEFLOOR

  • Your rate is calculated from a formula with real inputs, not a guess
  • See exactly what makes up the number — tax, downtime, overhead, billable hours
  • Compare against market benchmarks for your profession and region
  • A ready client-facing PDF quote that justifies the price — send it right away
How it works

Three steps from doubt to a concrete number

01

Enter your numbers

Target income, realistic billable-hour percentage, business overhead — plain questions, no jargon.

02

Get your floor rate

The number below which you're losing money — with a full breakdown of every line item.

03

Compare to the market

See where your rate sits against your profession and region — then export a PDF quote for a client.

The evidence

What freelancer surveys actually show

71%
of freelancers aren't confident setting a price for their own work
20-50%
typical underpricing when rates are set by gut feeling
40-80%
higher rates among freelancers who calculate instead of guessing
30-40%
of the work week goes to unbillable tasks — often left out of the math entirely
Pricing

Pay once — access forever, no subscription

The basic calculation is always free. The paid tier is a one-time payment, not a monthly charge: pay once and keep using it for as long as it's relevant.

FREE
$0
  • Basic hourly rate calculation
  • No account or saving required
Calculate for free
TEAM Coming soon
$79 one-time
  • Everything in PRO
  • Lifetime access for your whole team
  • Multiple freelancer profiles
  • White-labeled PDF quotes
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FAQ

Before you calculate

How is this different from other rate calculators?

RATEFLOOR doesn't just spit out a number — it shows the full breakdown behind it, and compares it against a market benchmark for your specific profession and region instead of a single averaged figure.

Do I need to sign up for the basic calculation?

No — the free calculation is available instantly with no account. Signing up is only needed to save profiles and generate PDF quotes.

Where do the profession benchmarks come from?

From public freelance-market rate surveys, refreshed regularly as new data is published.

Does it work for project pricing, not just hourly?

Yes — the project-pricing calculator is part of the PRO plan, built on the same floor-rate logic.

2 minutes, and you'll know the real number instead of a guess

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