Freelance rate calculator
Calculates an hourly rate from your income target, costs and billable working time.
Works back from your target income to an hourly rate. The key figure is the billable share: winning work, writing proposals and doing the books all take time you cannot invoice.
- Enter your target income and yearly costs
- Set working weeks, weekly hours and the billable share
- Read off your hourly and day rate
Tax and social contributions are not included — build them into your target income.
Frequently asked
What does it cost?
Every tool shows its price before you start. Tools marked free run in your browser and never cost anything — no sign-up needed.
What happens if processing fails?
You are not charged. We only charge when a result is actually produced; if the run fails, the charge is reversed.
What happens to my files?
Uploaded files are processed in memory for that one request and then discarded. We do not store them, and their contents never reach our logs or analytics.
Do you use my own API key?
No. Your BYOK key belongs to the Playground and is never used for these tools.